Wrey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wrey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wrey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Domestic Servant 1
Painter & Grainer 1
Parlour Maid 1
School Teacher 1
Fustian Cutter 1
Slater 1
Labourer At Brewery 1
In Receipt Parish Relief 1
School Mistress 1
Teacher Of Music 1
Baronet Clerk Clergyman Holy Orders 1
Coach Man Domestic Servant 1
Funded Property 1
Honourable Major 1st Devonshire Militia J P County Of Devonshire 1
Oxford Undergraduate Scholar 1
Rector Of Coombeinteignhead 1
Vicar 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer Wife 1
Milliner 1

Wrey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wray 75% 29,304
2 Weary 40% 586
3 Wrey 100% 485
4 Wery 50% 390
5 Wary 50% 351
6 Warey 80% 189
7 Owery 40% 138

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The surname Wrey is the 3rd most popular variant of Wray.

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