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 651
General Labourer 53
Coal Miner 40
Agricultural Labourer 35
Cotton Weaver 35
Living On Own Means 33
Domestic Servant 31
Living On Her Own Means 30
Farmer 24
Joiner 22
General Servant Domestic 21
Labourer 21
House Keeper 20
Dress Maker 19
Butcher 17
Tailor 16
Farm Labourer 16
General Servant 15
Tailoress 14
Clerk 14
Gardener 13
Grocer 12
Farmer's Son 12
Dock Labourer 11
General Domestic Servant 10

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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