Story Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Story Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Story family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 216
Coal Miner 34
Farmer 27
Agricultural Labourer 23
Dress Maker 18
Farm Servant 18
Domestic Servant 17
Living On Her Own Means 17
General Labourer 15
Living On Own Means 15
Joiner 11
Labourer 11
Farm Labourer 10
General Servant 8
Blacksmith 7
Farmers Son 7
House Keeper 7
Tailoress 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Grocer 6
Laundress 6
Painter 6
Clerk 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Shepherd 5

Story Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Storey 83% 50,973
2 Story 100% 13,898
3 Storry 83% 1,713
4 Stray 60% 1,612
5 Starey 67% 793
6 Storrie 57% 320
7 Storie 67% 226
8 Stary 80% 197
9 Storrey 71% 184

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The surname Story is the 2nd most popular variant of Storey.

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