Northey Family History
Northey Name Meaning
English (Devon): habitational name, probably from Northay in
Hawkchurch, Devon, named with Old English norð ‘north’ +
(ge)h?g ‘enclosure’, or from various other places called
Northey.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Northey
Name Distribution of Northey Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Northey families
 118 - 233  40 - 117 |
 1 - 39  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Northey last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Northey Family Origin
Northey Emigration Information (US)
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Northey Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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