Grainey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Grainey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Grainey family

Profession Census Frequency
Miner Hewer At Ground Colliery 3
School 3
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Laundry Hand 1
Laundry Work 1
Orderly 1
Card Room Drawer 1
Collier Coal Hewer 1
Colliery Labourer Underground 1
Cotton Operator Spinning 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Labourer Lelow Gronna 1
Miner Hewer 1
School Scholar 1
Watchman 1
General Cook (domestic) 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Butcher 1
Cook General 1
Hair Dresser 1
Licensed Victualler 1

Grainey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gurney 57% 19,913
2 Garney 71% 2,874
3 Graney 86% 2,056
4 Gerney 57% 578
5 Greaney 71% 379
6 Greeney 71% 363
7 Gorney 57% 322
8 Grainey 100% 202
9 Greany 57% 194
10 Grany 71% 136
11 Greeny 57% 106

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The surname Grainey is the 8th most popular variant of Gurney.

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