Cray Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cray Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cray family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Labourer 11
Farmer 8
Weaver 7
Independent 7
Male Servant 7
Tailor 6
School 6
Engineer 5
Cloth Weaver 5
Dress Maker 3
Pauper 3
Blacksmith 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Gardener 2
Wool Scribbler 2
Factory 2
School Master 2
Traveller 2
Cap Maker 2
Carpenter 2
Servant 2
Journeyman 2
Wire Worker 2

Cray Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Carey 60% 33,680
2 Cory 50% 7,553
3 Cary 50% 7,229
4 Cray 100% 6,437
5 Corey 60% 2,069
6 Curey 60% 461
7 Couroy 50% 375
8 Crawe 60% 324
9 Cury 50% 285
10 Crye 50% 232
11 Acrey 60% 216
12 Crey 75% 179
13 Courey 50% 170
14 Kray 75% 159
15 Croy 75% 158
16 Cry 75% 128
17 Craye 80% 125
18 Caray 80% 121
19 Coury 40% 116
20 Craigh 50% 109

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The surname Cray is the 4th most popular variant of Carey.

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