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
School 178
Private Means 27
Farmer 27
General Labourer 14
Farm Labourer 11
Dressmaker 11
None 10
Labourer 9
General Servant (domestic) 9
Domestic Servant 8
Student 8
Clerk 8
Housekeeper 8
Farmer's Son Working On Farm 8
Butcher 7
Scholar 7
Shop Assistant 6
Cook Domestic 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Charwoman 5
General Servant Domestic 4
At School 4
House Painter 4
Joiner 3
Old Age Pensioner 3

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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