| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 0 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 70 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 31 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 132 |
| Middlesex | 17 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 28 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 19 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 13 |
| Warwickshire | 47 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 8 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 73 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 10 |
| Labourer | 6 |
| General Labourer | 6 |
| Carpenter | 6 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Laundress | 4 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Domestic Servant | 4 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 3 |
| General Domestic Servant | 3 |
| Painter | 3 |
| Clerk | 3 |
| Mantle Finisher | 3 |
| Needlewoman | 3 |
| Domestic General Servant | 3 |
| Jeweller | 3 |
| Nail Maker | 3 |
| Hawker | 2 |
| Assistant | 2 |
| Coachman Domestic Servant | 2 |
| Gardener | 2 |
| Shoe Maker | 2 |
| Telegraphist Messenger | 2 |
| Bricklayer | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Preedy | 237 |
| Mary Preedy | 211 |
| George Preedy | 157 |
| Elizabeth Preedy | 148 |
| John Preedy | 147 |
| Thomas Preedy | 135 |
| Charles Preedy | 104 |
| Henry Preedy | 102 |
| Sarah Preedy | 93 |
| Joseph Preedy | 78 |
| Ellen Preedy | 73 |
| Eliza Preedy | 72 |
| Emma Preedy | 70 |
| James Preedy | 66 |
| Ann Preedy | 62 |
| Arthur Preedy | 62 |
| Emily Preedy | 61 |
| Annie Preedy | 56 |
| Edward Preedy | 56 |
| Alice Preedy | 53 |
| Frederick Preedy | 51 |
| Alfred Preedy | 44 |
| Jane Preedy | 39 |
| Hannah Preedy | 37 |
| Albert Preedy | 33 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdy | 50% | 11,570 |
| 2 | Preedy | 100% | 3,668 |
| 3 | Pardy | 50% | 2,760 |
| 4 | Priddy | 67% | 2,133 |
| 5 | Preddy | 83% | 2,082 |
| 6 | Purdey | 50% | 1,496 |
| 7 | Priday | 50% | 1,110 |
| 8 | Purday | 33% | 727 |
| 9 | Pardey | 50% | 679 |
| 10 | Pready | 83% | 451 |
| 11 | Prudy | 67% | 415 |
| 12 | Prady | 67% | 406 |
| 13 | Pruday | 50% | 388 |
| 14 | Pridey | 50% | 117 |
| 15 | Predy | 83% | 112 |
The surname Preedy is the 2nd most popular variant of Purdy.