Terry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Terry Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the German word 'Theoderic', meaning 'ruler of the people'

Thought to have been introduced by the Normans, originally used as a forename.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 76
Cambridgeshire 2
Cardiganshire 1
Channel Islands 9
Cheshire 14
Cornwall 9
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 11
Devon 80
Dorset 8
Durham 18
Essex 42
Flintshire 9
Glamorgan 15
Gloucestershire 50
Hampshire 92
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 17
Hunts and Rutland 1
Kent 724
Lancashire 97
Leicestershire 10
Lincolnshire 40
London 604
Middlesex 11
Montgomeryshire 5
Monmouthshire 5
Northumberland 15
Norfolk 22
Northamptonshire 35
Nottinghamshire 56
Oxfordshire 36
Shropshire 12
Suffolk 6
Somerset 19
Surrey 77
Sussex 263
Staffordshire 65
Warwickshire 150
Wiltshire 3
Worcestershire 19
Yorkshire 524
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Terry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Terry family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 155
Female Servant 121
Independent 83
Labourer 47
Male Servant 39
Farmer 32
Shoe Maker 32
Tailor 17
Carpenter 16
Baker 14
Butcher 14
Publican 12
Blacksmith 11
Laundress 11
Dress Maker 11
Pauper 10
Cotton Weaver 10
Ag Lab 10
Servant 9
Wool Comber 9
Apprentice 8
Ag Labourer 8
Weaver 8
Woollen Labourer 8
Grocer 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Terry

Name Census Frequency
William Terry 2,794
Mary Terry 2,458
John Terry 2,166
George Terry 1,806
Sarah Terry 1,558
Elizabeth Terry 1,539
Thomas Terry 1,410
James Terry 1,359
Charles Terry 999
Henry Terry 982
Ann Terry 862
Jane Terry 848
Emma Terry 692
Ellen Terry 663
Annie Terry 655
Joseph Terry 627
Eliza Terry 618
Edward Terry 617
Alice Terry 613
Frederick Terry 579
Alfred Terry 574
Emily Terry 525
Arthur Terry 484
Hannah Terry 446
Albert Terry 427

Terry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Terry 100% 44,051
2 Tarry 80% 7,862
3 Terrey 83% 2,416
4 Torry 80% 1,765
5 Tarrey 67% 239
6 Tery 80% 236
7 Tury 60% 209
8 Trory 60% 182
9 Turrey 67% 178
10 Turry 80% 166

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The surname Terry is the most popular version of all its varients

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