Basil Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Basil Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Basil family

Profession Census Frequency
Builder Labourer 1
Cashier In Corn Factory 1
Student 1
Cattleman On Farm 1
Plate Layer 1
Borer Head Machinist 1
General Servant 1
Horseman Stores Enfield Labourer 1
Police Sergeant Met 1
Retail Tobacconist 1
Secretary 1
Bricklayer's Labourer 1
Dairy Work Agricultural Cattle 1
General Carter Carm 1
General Labourer 1
General Labourer (farm) 1
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1
Road Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Light House Keeper 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Bread Baker 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Grocer Apprentice 1

Basil Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bassil 83% 736
2 Basil 100% 358
3 Bazell 50% 292
4 Bassill 71% 281
5 Beslee 33% 136
6 Basill 83% 110

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The surname Basil is the 2nd most popular variant of Bassil.

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