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
Living On Own Means 31
Farmer 30
General Servant Domestic 19
Dress Maker 17
General Labourer 14
Scholar 13
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 8
Attending School 8
Dressmaker 7
Domestic 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Builder 6
Farmer's Son 6
Cook Domestic 5
House Keeper 5
Joiner Carpenter 5
Tailor 5
Domestic Servant 5
Farmer's Son F Rel 5
Farmers Son F Rel 5
Builder & Contractor 4
Butcher 4
General Furnishing Engine & Shopkeeper 4

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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