Dey Family History

Dey Surname Meaning

English Scottish and Welsh: variant of Day. German: topographic name from a field name in North Rhine-Westphalia denoting a sizeable piece of land from Middle Low German dē ‘thigh’ (referring to the shape of the property).

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name of the same origin as in 4 below. Dutch: variant mostly archaic or Americanized of Deij from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name possibly composed with dag ‘day’ e.g. Daegberht or with theud ‘people’ (compare Deibert).

Indian (Bengal and Orissa) and Bangladeshi: Kayastha name probably from Sanskrit deya ‘suitable for a gift’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Day, Fey, Hey, Ley, Ney, Deo, Bey, Rey, Dec, Dee

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Where is the Dey family from?

You can see how Dey families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dey family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dey families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 108 Dey families living in Yorkshire. This was about 42% of all the recorded Dey's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Dey families in 1891.

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What did your Dey ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Dey. 25% of Dey men worked as an Incapacitated and 69% of Dey women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dey were Police constable and Unpaid domestic duti.

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Incapacitated

25%

General labourer

15%

Carter

10%

Police constable

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic duti

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Census Record

There are 32K census records available for the last name Dey. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dey census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Dey. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 4K military records available for the last name Dey. For the veterans among your Dey ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dey lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Dey life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Dey in 1940 was 51, and 78 in 2004.

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Dey Surname Meaning

Indian (Bengal and Orissa) and Bangladeshi: Kayastha name probably from Sanskrit deya ‘suitable for a gift’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Dey family from?

What did your Dey ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Incapacitated

25%

General labourer

15%

Carter

10%

Police constable

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Private means

Unpaid domestic

Unpaid domestic duti

What Dey family records will you find?

What is the average Dey lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Dey life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Dey in 1940 was 51, and 78 in 2004.

Dey Family History

Dey Surname Meaning

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Dey Surname Meaning

196,000 record(s) for Dey

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Where is the Dey family from?

What did your Dey ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Dey lifespan?

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