Class Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 3
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 3
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 1
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 7

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Class Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Class family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Coal Miner 2
Tailoress 2
Grocer 2
Apprentice To Chennie 1
Baker ( Out Of Employment) 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1
Domestic Servant ( Out Of Employment) 1
Errand Girl 1
Alderman Of Dover Attorney 1
Engineer 1
Servant Nurse 1
Visitor 1
Excavator 1
Annuitant 1
Dress Maker 1
Engine Fitter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Class

Name Census Frequency
Mary Class 27
William Class 22
Elizabeth Class 20
John Class 18
James Class 16
Eliza Class 14
Sarah Class 14
Thomas Class 14
Ann Class 10
George Class 9
Charles Class 8
Joseph Class 8
Walter Class 8
Alice Class 7
Henry Class 7
Christina Class 6
Margaret Class 6
Catherine Class 5
Ellen Class 5
Emily Class 5
Frederick Class 5
Harry Class 5
Myer Class 5
May Class 4
Morris Class 4

Class Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Closs 80% 605
2 Class 100% 473
3 Claisse 71% 123

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The surname Class is the 2nd most popular variant of Closs.

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