Bury Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bury Name Meaning: A habitational name from Bury in Lncashire. Also locational from 'byrig' of old english 'burh',meaning 'a fortified place'.

The Medieval English 'beri', 'biri' and 'buri' denoted a fortified manor house and was given as a surname to one resident, or to one employed in such a manor house.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Gilbert de la Beri',dated 1202.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bury Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bury family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 199
School 193
Weaver 48
Private Means 39
Farmer 23
None 17
Weaver Cotton 17
Labourer 14
Housekeeper 14
At Home 12
General Labourer 11
House Keeper 10
Dressmaker 10
Cotton Winder 10
Weaver (cotton) 10
Farm Labourer 9
House Wife 9
Weaver In Cotton Mill 9
Solicitor 8
Student 8
Butcher 7
Confectioner 7
Cotton Over Weaver At A Cotton Mill 7
Cotton Spinner 7
Warper 7

Bury Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bray 50% 76,247
2 Barry 60% 35,182
3 Bury 100% 21,182
4 Burry 80% 5,405
5 Aubrey 50% 5,217
6 Abrey 40% 2,562
7 Abery 60% 2,320
8 Barrie 33% 1,864
9 Bery 75% 1,339
10 Aubery 50% 1,054
11 Ebrey 40% 815
12 Bary 75% 730
13 Barrey 50% 559
14 Brey 50% 533
15 Burrey 67% 416
16 Aubry 60% 358
17 Beary 60% 354
18 Ebery 60% 344
19 Berrie 33% 320
20 Barey 60% 314
21 Breay 40% 290
22 Aubury 67% 263
23 Aubray 50% 256
24 Eabry 40% 244
25 Obery 60% 239
26 Beery 60% 187
27 Breeye 33% 166
28 Burey 80% 156
29 Berey 60% 150
30 Broy 50% 131
31 Braye 40% 120
32 Borey 60% 118
33 Obray 40% 117
34 Ebury 80% 114
35 Obrey 40% 103

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The surname Bury is the 3rd most popular variant of Bray.

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