Abel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
6
11
17
22
28
34
39
45
50
56
61
Buckinghamshire
6
Carnarvonshire
6
Cardiganshire
10
Channel Islands
4
Carmarthenshire
9
Cumberland
8
Derbyshire
12
Devon
17
Durham
10
Essex
1
Glamorgan
13
Gloucestershire
19
Hampshire
7
Herefordshire
13
Hunts and Rutland
0
Kent
1
Lancashire
9
Leicestershire
37
Lincolnshire
6
London
149
Montgomeryshire
3
Monmouthshire
3
Northumberland
1
Norfolk
65
Northamptonshire
21
Nottinghamshire
14
Oxfordshire
4
Radnorshire
22
Shropshire
6
Suffolk
27
Surrey
7
Sussex
1
Staffordshire
24
Warwickshire
67
Wiltshire
14
Worcestershire
43
Yorkshire
119
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Cambridgeshire
0
Cheshire
0
Cornwall
0
Denbighshire
0
Dorset
0
Flintshire
0
Hertfordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Middlesex
0
Merionethshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Somerset
0
Westmorland
0
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Abel Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Abel family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
35
Agricultural Labourer
26
Independent
21
Labourer
13
Farmer
12
Male Servant
12
Shoe Maker
10
Dress Maker
8
Laundress
5
Independant
4
Grocer
4
Cloth Worker
4
Frame Work
4
Baker
3
Blacksmith
3
Smith
3
School Master
3
Ag Labourer
3
Cord Wainer
3
Joiner
2
Coach Maker
2
Cloth Dresser
2
Tailor
2
Washer Woman
2
Wool Comber
2
Most Frequent Forenames for Abel
Abel Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Beale
40%
27,059
2
Beal
50%
20,805
3
Bale
25%
19,546
4
Abel
100%
12,551
5
Abell
80%
6,873
6
Able
50%
3,628
7
Beel
50%
2,026
8
Bail
25%
1,898
9
Bool
25%
1,809
10
Bole
25%
1,701
11
Blee
25%
1,576
12
Boole
20%
1,117
13
Bailie
17%
819
14
Bile
25%
708
15
Boal
25%
696
16
Blue
0%
630
17
Beloe
40%
522
18
Baul
25%
441
19
Bele
50%
369
20
Baile
20%
364
21
Baal
25%
360
22
Boil
25%
341
23
Bule
25%
318
24
Boul
25%
298
25
Boileau
14%
261
26
Blea
25%
260
27
Ible
25%
235
28
Biel
50%
173
29
Bloe
0%
164
30
Bola
25%
161
31
Ebel
75%
142
32
Bel
75%
114
33
Beele
40%
111
Did you know?
The surname Abel is the
4th most popular variant of Beale.