Berry Name Meaning: From the Old English "burh", which means "fortification".
From the Old English \"burh\", which means \"fortification\". It could also be deirved from the place of Berri in France.
Discover how your Berry ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 84 |
| Buckinghamshire | 100 |
| Berkshire | 171 |
| Cambridgeshire | 50 |
| Channel Islands | 23 |
| Cheshire | 914 |
| Cornwall | 64 |
| Cumberland | 66 |
| Derbyshire | 227 |
| Devon | 841 |
| Dorset | 73 |
| Durham | 621 |
| Essex | 1,012 |
| Gloucestershire | 581 |
| Hampshire | 482 |
| Herefordshire | 69 |
| Hertfordshire | 207 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 13 |
| Kent | 590 |
| Lancashire | 8,459 |
| Leicestershire | 274 |
| Lincolnshire | 274 |
| London | 3,599 |
| Middlesex | 872 |
| Northumberland | 101 |
| Norfolk | 263 |
| Northamptonshire | 176 |
| Nottinghamshire | 395 |
| Oxfordshire | 360 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 122 |
| Suffolk | 429 |
| Somerset | 416 |
| Surrey | 665 |
| Sussex | 613 |
| Staffordshire | 608 |
| Warwickshire | 894 |
| Westmorland | 49 |
| Wiltshire | 177 |
| Worcestershire | 293 |
| Yorkshire | 3,994 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 10 |
| Carnarvonshire | 23 |
| Carmarthenshire | 26 |
| Denbighshire | 24 |
| Flintshire | 32 |
| Glamorgan | 526 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 333 |
| Pembrokeshire | 54 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 2,899 |
| Cotton Weaver | 278 |
| General Labourer | 197 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 191 |
| Labourer | 184 |
| Private Means | 178 |
| Farm Labourer | 168 |
| None | 153 |
| Dressmaker | 136 |
| At Home | 134 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 132 |
| Farmer | 128 |
| Weaver | 116 |
| Clerk | 92 |
| House Keeper | 91 |
| Domestic Servant | 87 |
| Housekeeper | 87 |
| Dress Maker | 78 |
| Carter | 77 |
| At School | 76 |
| Scholar | 71 |
| Assisting In The Business | 65 |
| Shop Assistant | 64 |
| House Painter | 62 |
| Charwoman | 60 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Berry | 10,751 |
| John Berry | 10,181 |
| William Berry | 10,011 |
| Elizabeth Berry | 6,620 |
| James Berry | 6,480 |
| Thomas Berry | 6,000 |
| Sarah Berry | 5,494 |
| George Berry | 4,643 |
| Ann Berry | 3,430 |
| Jane Berry | 2,956 |
| Alice Berry | 2,949 |
| Joseph Berry | 2,824 |
| Ellen Berry | 2,726 |
| Henry Berry | 2,679 |
| Charles Berry | 2,401 |
| Annie Berry | 2,085 |
| Margaret Berry | 2,062 |
| Eliza Berry | 2,003 |
| Emma Berry | 1,985 |
| Robert Berry | 1,960 |
| Hannah Berry | 1,924 |
| Richard Berry | 1,730 |
| Martha Berry | 1,677 |
| Edward Berry | 1,616 |
| Alfred Berry | 1,575 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry | 100% | 161,236 |
| 2 | Barry | 80% | 35,182 |
| 3 | Burry | 80% | 5,405 |
| 4 | Berrey | 83% | 2,274 |
| 5 | Bery | 80% | 1,339 |
| 6 | Brearey | 57% | 1,210 |
| 7 | Barrey | 67% | 559 |
| 8 | Breary | 67% | 543 |
| 9 | Burrey | 67% | 416 |
| 10 | Borry | 80% | 201 |
| 11 | Beery | 80% | 187 |
| 12 | Oberry | 83% | 145 |
The surname Berry is the most popular version of all its varients