Abel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

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

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

Name Census Frequency
William Abel 836
John Abel 738
Mary Abel 650
Elizabeth Abel 492
Thomas Abel 478
George Abel 432
Sarah Abel 405
Ann Abel 298
James Abel 291
Henry Abel 257
Robert Abel 246
Jane Abel 219
Charles Abel 216
Frederick Abel 193
Alice Abel 189
Annie Abel 173
Ellen Abel 166
Emma Abel 160
Joseph Abel 159
Eliza Abel 151
Hannah Abel 145
Edward Abel 141
Alfred Abel 135
Emily Abel 127
Arthur Abel 125

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

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The surname Abel is the 4th most popular variant of Beale.

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