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

Terry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Terry family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 928
General Labourer 92
Agricultural Labourer 78
Living On Own Means 59
Dress Maker 56
Domestic Servant 39
Living On Her Own Means 38
Coal Miner 36
Laundress 31
Farm Labourer 30
Carpenter 29
Labourer 28
Gardener 28
Farmer 27
General Servant Domestic 26
General Servant 25
Clerk 20
House Keeper 20
Tailor 16
Dressmaker 16
General Domestic Servant 15
Blacksmith 15
Brick Layer 15
Painter 14
Cook 13

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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