Wray Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wray Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wray family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 832
Agricultural Labourer 45
General Labourer 33
Coal Miner 31
Dress Maker 29
Domestic Servant 28
General Servant 24
Cotton Weaver 24
Labourer 23
Butcher 20
Joiner 18
General Servant Domestic 17
House Keeper 16
Tailor 15
Annuitant 14
Farm Servant Indoor 14
Worsted Weaver 14
Shoe Maker 12
Farm Labourer 12
Cook 11
Painter 11
No Occupation 10
Errand Boy 10
Grocer 10
Laundress 9

Wray Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ray 75% 49,419
2 Wray 100% 29,304
3 Reay 50% 18,029
4 Rae 50% 7,853
5 Rey 50% 2,428
6 Ree 25% 1,828
7 Raye 50% 1,019
8 Weary 60% 586
9 Wrey 75% 485
10 Wery 50% 390
11 Wary 50% 351
12 Warey 60% 189
13 Owery 40% 138
14 Aray 75% 101

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The surname Wray is the 2nd most popular variant of Ray.

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