Else Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 27
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 4
Cambridgeshire 43
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 346
Devon 11
Dorset 0
Durham 5
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 15
Hampshire 10
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 10
Isle of Man 0
Kent 125
Lancashire 92
Leicestershire 34
Lincolnshire 20
London 81
Middlesex 37
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 210
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 10
Shropshire 3
Suffolk 0
Somerset 3
Surrey 7
Sussex 18
Staffordshire 13
Warwickshire 58
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 142

Wales

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

Else Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Else family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 19
Limestone Quarryman 19
General Servant Domestic 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
Farmer 11
General Labourer 10
Cook Domestic 8
Dress Maker 8
Coal Miner 8
Housemaid Domestic 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Scholar 6
Dressmaker 6
Charwoman 5
Tailor 5
General Domestic 4
House Maid Domestic 4
Laundress Wash 4
Wood Chapper 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Fork Grinder 4
Attending School 4
Wheelwright 4
Servant Domestic 4
Tape Lagger 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Else

Name Census Frequency
William Else 534
Mary Else 477
John Else 445
Sarah Else 331
Elizabeth Else 309
George Else 278
Thomas Else 232
Joseph Else 205
James Else 186
Ann Else 175
Charles Else 160
Annie Else 126
Eliza Else 120
Samuel Else 110
Henry Else 98
Emma Else 96
Hannah Else 92
Ellen Else 91
Jane Else 91
Edward Else 89
Alice Else 87
Arthur Else 85
Frederick Else 84
Robert Else 84
Martha Else 73

Else Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lees 25% 81,187
2 Iles 25% 14,947
3 Eales 40% 11,867
4 Leese 60% 9,925
5 Elias 40% 7,792
6 Else 100% 7,360
7 Louis 0% 5,812
8 Elles 60% 3,083
9 Loose 40% 2,563
10 Eeles 40% 1,388
11 Louisa 17% 1,162
12 Elis 50% 827
13 Eiles 40% 662
14 Lose 50% 541
15 Leuis 20% 530
16 Ellse 80% 523
17 Elce 75% 510
18 Louise 33% 444
19 Leas 25% 413
20 Eles 50% 391
21 Lueas 20% 380
22 Lias 0% 361
23 Eals 50% 348
24 Elsie 80% 313
25 Lease 60% 292
26 Louse 40% 290
27 Ailes 20% 266
28 Lase 50% 225
29 Eeeles 33% 209
30 Luis 0% 161
31 Lies 25% 153
32 Oales 20% 151
33 Auls 25% 145
34 Luse 50% 141
35 Laus 0% 134
36 Eels 50% 123
37 Luies 20% 119
38 Elise 80% 113
39 Lus 25% 108
40 Lousia 17% 107
41 Leis 25% 102

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The surname Else is the 6th most popular variant of Lees.

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