Dales 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 4
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 14
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 3
Durham 2
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 9
Herefordshire 5
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 5
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 314
London 51
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 13
Oxfordshire 8
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 7
Somerset 5
Surrey 1
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 8
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 4
Yorkshire 279

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Dales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dales family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 55
Female Servant 32
Independent 25
Farmer 19
Labourer 14
Male Servant 14
Shoe Maker 9
Joiner 7
Gardener 5
Brick Layer 4
Blacksmith 3
Ag Labourer 3
Draper 3
Tailor 3
Agriculturer Labourer 3
Apprentice 2
Dress Maker 2
Grocer 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Nurse 2
School Mistress 2
Weaver 2
Ag Lab 2
Porter 2
Inn Keeper 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Dales

Name Census Frequency
John Dales 573
William Dales 488
Mary Dales 486
Elizabeth Dales 328
George Dales 328
Thomas Dales 273
Sarah Dales 245
Ann Dales 230
James Dales 218
Jane Dales 197
Charles Dales 186
Henry Dales 153
Robert Dales 130
Annie Dales 128
Hannah Dales 123
Joseph Dales 120
Alice Dales 119
Emma Dales 119
Eliza Dales 107
Arthur Dales 93
Ellen Dales 91
Maria Dales 71
Richard Dales 69
Margaret Dales 67
Fanny Dales 65

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