Bachelor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bachelor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bachelor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 57
Agricultural Labourer 29
House Servant 15
At Home 11
Labourer 10
Ag Labourer 10
General Servant 9
Farm Labourer 7
Servant 7
Dress Maker 6
Carpenter 5
Laundress 5
Ag Lab 5
Tailor 5
Annuitant 4
Straw Plaiter 4
Farm Servant 4
Bricklayer 3
Labourer Wife 3
Servant Dom 3
Stocking Maker Cotton 3
None 3
Shoe Maker 3
Day Scholar 2
Farmers Daur 2

Bachelor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Batchelor 89% 31,909
2 Bachelor 100% 4,016
3 Batcheler 78% 2,620
4 Batchellor 80% 616
5 Batchler 63% 392
6 Batchelar 78% 358
7 Bachlor 88% 149
8 Batcheller 70% 141
9 Buchler 63% 120

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The surname Bachelor is the 2nd most popular variant of Batchelor.

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