Eels Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Eels Surname Statistics


Most Frequent Forenames for Eels

Name Census Frequency
Emily Eels 6
William Eels 6
Albert Eels 5
Frederick Eels 5
George Eels 5
Stephen Eels 5
Henry Eels 4
John Eels 4
Mary Eels 4
Alfred Eels 3
Sophia Eels 3
Alice Eels 2
Caroline Eels 2
Charles Eels 2
Dorothy Eels 2
Eliza Eels 2
Ellen Eels 2
Emanuel Eels 2
Ethel Eels 2
James Eels 2
Matilda Eels 2
May Eels 2
Robert Eels 2
Samuel Eels 2
Sarah Eels 2

Eels Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lees 50% 81,187
2 Iles 25% 14,947
3 Eales 60% 11,867
4 Leese 40% 9,925
5 Elias 40% 7,792
6 Else 50% 7,360
7 Louis 20% 5,812
8 Loose 20% 2,563
9 Eeles 80% 1,388
10 Louisa 17% 1,162
11 Elis 50% 827
12 Eiles 60% 662
13 Lose 0% 541
14 Leuis 40% 530
15 Louise 17% 444
16 Leas 50% 413
17 Eles 50% 391
18 Lueas 40% 380
19 Lias 25% 361
20 Eals 75% 348
21 Elsie 40% 313
22 Lease 40% 292
23 Louse 20% 290
24 Ailes 40% 266
25 Lase 0% 225
26 Eeeles 67% 209
27 Luis 25% 161
28 Lies 25% 153
29 Oales 40% 151
30 Auls 50% 145
31 Luse 0% 141
32 Laus 25% 134
33 Eels 100% 123
34 Luies 20% 119
35 Elise 40% 113
36 Lus 25% 108
37 Lousia 17% 107
38 Leis 50% 102

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The surname Eels is the 33rd most popular variant of Lees.

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