England Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

England Name Meaning: This name derives from the tribes of Germany known as the 'Angles'.The word 'Englise' was used to 'Angles' from 'Saxons'.

The 'Angles' tribe were the people who invaded eastern & northern counties in England from the 5th to the 6th century.They gave their name to 'East Anglia' subsequently 'England'.The name if of German origin.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 14
Cambridgeshire 22
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 18
Carmarthenshire 4
Cornwall 28
Derbyshire 101
Devon 223
Dorset 62
Durham 7
Essex 18
Glamorgan 11
Gloucestershire 280
Hampshire 24
Herefordshire 24
Hertfordshire 89
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 55
Lancashire 116
Leicestershire 21
Lincolnshire 60
London 350
Middlesex 3
Monmouthshire 13
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 194
Northamptonshire 91
Nottinghamshire 72
Oxfordshire 20
Suffolk 14
Somerset 458
Surrey 12
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 22
Warwickshire 135
Wiltshire 173
Worcestershire 26
Yorkshire 881
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Westmorland 0

England Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the England family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 194
Female Servant 128
Independent 96
Labourer 65
Farmer 49
Shoe Maker 47
Male Servant 38
Carpenter 26
Coal Miner 22
Tailor 21
Ag Labourer 20
Stone Mason 16
Apprentice 13
Baker 13
Dress Maker 13
Pupil 11
Butcher 11
Grocer 11
Stone Cutter 11
Blacksmith 10
Servant 10
Glover 10
Mason 9
Painter 9
Pauper 8

Most Frequent Forenames for England

Name Census Frequency
Mary England 2,963
William England 2,950
John England 2,437
George England 1,971
Elizabeth England 1,804
Sarah England 1,477
Thomas England 1,405
James England 1,275
Charles England 1,058
Ann England 993
Henry England 851
Joseph England 817
Eliza England 700
Annie England 677
Jane England 673
Robert England 608
Alice England 588
Emma England 575
Hannah England 555
Ellen England 523
Arthur England 512
Samuel England 490
Emily England 489
Frederick England 469
Alfred England 431

England Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 England 100% 46,850
2 Ingland 86% 194

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