Day Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Day Name Meaning: An English name which is a shortened version of the name David.

May have been taken from the English word Dey(e)/ Day(e) meaning dairy maid/female servant or taken from the Anglo-Saxon word daeg meaning 'day'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Day Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Day family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 1,056
Female Servant 723
Independent 457
Labourer 329
Male Servant 241
Farmer 231
Shoe Maker 130
Carpenter 93
Ag Labourer 92
Ag Lab 62
Tailor 59
Dress Maker 52
Butcher 47
Apprentice 46
Gardener 43
Blacksmith 41
Servant 39
Pupil 38
Clerk 38
Pauper 37
Publican 35
Baker 34
Laundress 32
Grocer 31
Mason 28

Day Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Day 100% 209,871
2 Dye 33% 16,222
3 Adey 50% 6,886
4 Eady 50% 5,272
5 Doy 67% 2,588
6 Edey 50% 1,928
7 Dey 67% 1,818
8 Ody 33% 1,746
9 Udy 33% 1,027
10 Odey 50% 953
11 Edy 33% 927
12 Ady 33% 844
13 Adye 25% 589
14 Daye 75% 426
15 Oday 75% 387
16 Doye 50% 379
17 Edye 25% 314
18 Eadey 40% 209
19 Eudey 40% 163
20 Aday 75% 154
21 Aedy 25% 108
22 Duy 67% 108
23 Deay 75% 105

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The surname Day is the most popular version of all its varients

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