Charles Name Meaning: Believd to originate from the German 'Churl' which was used to refer to a 'free man'. Also derived from the name 'Carl/Karl' meaning 'man' or the naglo-Saxon word 'ceorl' meaning 'farmer'.
A name that was thought to be introduced by the Normans to England, may have been used to describe a 'free man' or 'peasant' or a 'farmer'.
Discover how your Charles ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.Bedfordshire | 46 |
Buckinghamshire | 10 |
Berkshire | 42 |
Cambridgeshire | 85 |
Channel Islands | 9 |
Cheshire | 83 |
Cornwall | 70 |
Cumberland | 15 |
Derbyshire | 41 |
Devon | 124 |
Dorset | 136 |
Durham | 102 |
Essex | 183 |
Gloucestershire | 164 |
Hampshire | 192 |
Herefordshire | 87 |
Hertfordshire | 34 |
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 22 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Kent | 98 |
Lancashire | 544 |
Leicestershire | 187 |
Lincolnshire | 140 |
London | 1,099 |
Middlesex | 152 |
Northumberland | 27 |
Norfolk | 11 |
Northamptonshire | 83 |
Nottinghamshire | 116 |
Oxfordshire | 70 |
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 22 |
Shropshire | 102 |
Suffolk | 25 |
Somerset | 65 |
Surrey | 163 |
Sussex | 128 |
Staffordshire | 332 |
Warwickshire | 215 |
Westmorland | 1 |
Wiltshire | 32 |
Worcestershire | 165 |
Yorkshire | 453 |
Anglesey | 21 |
Brecknockshire | 41 |
Cardiganshire | 53 |
Carnarvonshire | 23 |
Carmarthenshire | 262 |
Denbighshire | 102 |
Flintshire | 0 |
Glamorgan | 899 |
Merionethshire | 4 |
Montgomeryshire | 32 |
Monmouthshire | 402 |
Pembrokeshire | 108 |
Radnorshire | 1 |
Profession | Census Frequency |
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General Labourer | 84 |
Living On Own Means | 80 |
Dress Maker | 57 |
General Servant Domestic | 50 |
Scholar | 47 |
Coal Miner Hewer | 47 |
Cook Domestic | 46 |
Domestic Servant | 44 |
Farmer | 44 |
Coal Hewer | 38 |
Housemaid Domestic | 31 |
Agricultural Labourer | 25 |
Laundress Wash | 22 |
Carpenter | 21 |
House Maid Domestic | 20 |
Charwoman | 19 |
Coal Miner C Hewer | 19 |
Dressmaker | 17 |
Tailor | 17 |
Dock Labourer | 16 |
Gardener | 16 |
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 16 |
Commercial Clerk | 15 |
Cotton Weaver | 15 |
House Keeper Domestic | 15 |
Name | Census Frequency |
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William Charles | 3,397 |
Mary Charles | 3,221 |
John Charles | 2,705 |
Thomas Charles | 2,156 |
Elizabeth Charles | 2,100 |
Sarah Charles | 1,606 |
James Charles | 1,188 |
George Charles | 1,129 |
Ann Charles | 1,050 |
Henry Charles | 968 |
David Charles | 910 |
Margaret Charles | 863 |
Jane Charles | 856 |
Edward Charles | 776 |
Charles Charles | 702 |
Joseph Charles | 654 |
Eliza Charles | 635 |
Annie Charles | 596 |
Robert Charles | 596 |
Ellen Charles | 564 |
Frederick Charles | 540 |
Alice Charles | 530 |
Hannah Charles | 520 |
Emma Charles | 493 |
Alfred Charles | 447 |