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Varey Name Meaning

variant of Farrar . Compare Margrett Farrer 1585 Katheryn Varey 1591 in IGI (Kendal Westm); John Vary 1663 William Farrar 1675 in York Freemen's Register (York); Robert Farrah 1665 Anne Varo 1708 Jno. Varey 1716 in IGI (Barwick in Elmet WR Yorks); John Farrah 1689 John Varey 1696 Tho. Varah 1724 in IGI (Leeds WR Yorks). perhaps from Middle English varay verrei verri werr(e)i (Old French veraie varei Anglo-Norman French verri) ‘truthful upright trustworthy’. As Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames points out the NR Yorks name appears to have a different origin from that in (1) while the 16th-century spellings for the Rotherham name (implying a long vowel or diphthong) also look more like this name than that in (1) where a short vowel is more usual. However the two names may easily have been confused especially in S Yorks.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Carey, Varley, Rarey, Varney, Vardy, Varty, Vahey, Vary, Arey, Garey

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You can see how Varey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Varey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Varey families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 133 Varey families living in Ontario. This was about 96% of all the recorded Varey's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Varey families in 1911.

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
35%
Labourer
22%
Laborer
14%
Income
14%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Labourer
100%

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What is the average Varey lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2003, in the United States, Varey life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Varey in 1959 was 51, and 63 in 2003.

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