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 308
Labourer 34
Agricultural Labourer 28
Servant 22
General Servant 22
Farm Servant 21
Domestic Servant 20
Cotton Weaver 18
Coal Miner 17
General Servant Domestic 10
Clerk 10
Dress Maker 10
House Keeper 10
Tailor 9
Wife Of Above 8
Annuitant 8
Farm Servant Indoor 7
Grocer 7
Shoe Maker 7
Wife 7
Joiner 6
Carpenter 6
Farm Labourer 5
Farmer 5
Errand Boy 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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