Alger Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alger Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alger family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 131
General Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Labourer 6
Living On Own Means 5
Dress Maker 5
General Servant 5
House Keeper 5
Coal Miner 5
Living On Her Own Means 4
Carpenter 4
Errand Boy 4
Farmer 4
Charwoman 4
Tailoress 4
Domestic Servant 3
Living On His Own Means 3
Blacksmith 3
Laundress 3
Student 3
Agricultural Laborer 3
Ag Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Soap Works Labourer 2

Alger Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Algar 80% 5,960
2 Alger 100% 4,746
3 Elgar 60% 4,417
4 Elger 80% 1,641
5 Lager 60% 580
6 Logar 40% 514
7 Lugar 40% 502
8 Leager 50% 433
9 Leger 60% 354
10 Lagar 40% 285
11 Loger 60% 181
12 Lagor 40% 174
13 Legar 40% 131

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The surname Alger is the 2nd most popular variant of Algar.

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