The wry Surname

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The wry name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the wry family name as far back in history as possible.

wry Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of wry Families in the US in 1920

Number of wry families

7-11

3-6

1-2

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Thread	Author	Replies
Wry's from Sackville	Wendy Wry	37
wry changed to wrye	Doug Holly	2
Hodge(s)/Wry	depew62	5
Wry / wrye's	stephanie	0
The wife of Henley Wry???	sgallagher1960	0
The family of Henaly Wry/ Rye	sgallagher1960	0
Iowa Wry's	sgallagher1960	0
Yorkshire 2000	Colin Wry	1
Looking for Robert William Wrye	bmlg51176	0
John wry	judi	1

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