English Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon word taken from the word 'Englisc', meaning English.
A surname given to an 'Angle' person. Would often be used to describe an Angle (English person)who lived in a Welsh or Scottish county or to an Anglo-Saxon person in an area with the majority of people from another culture.
Discover how your English ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55 |
| Channel Islands | 27 |
| Cheshire | 11 |
| Cornwall | 13 |
| Cumberland | 104 |
| Derbyshire | 9 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 80 |
| Durham | 464 |
| Essex | 150 |
| Gloucestershire | 88 |
| Hampshire | 15 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 49 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 120 |
| Lancashire | 215 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 107 |
| London | 556 |
| Middlesex | 47 |
| Northumberland | 413 |
| Norfolk | 280 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 32 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 191 |
| Somerset | 60 |
| Surrey | 39 |
| Sussex | 83 |
| Staffordshire | 16 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 28 |
| Worcestershire | 22 |
| Yorkshire | 182 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 609 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 140 |
| Coal Miner | 54 |
| House Servant | 47 |
| Labourer | 47 |
| Dress Maker | 37 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| House Keeper | 26 |
| Servant | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 24 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Carpenter | 19 |
| Tailor | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Cotton Weaver | 16 |
| House Maid | 16 |
| Cook | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Lead Miner | 15 |
| General Servant | 14 |
| Carter | 12 |
| Groom | 12 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Farmer | 10 |
| Joiner | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary English | 2,684 |
| William English | 2,467 |
| John English | 2,457 |
| Elizabeth English | 1,661 |
| George English | 1,469 |
| Thomas English | 1,448 |
| James English | 1,280 |
| Sarah English | 1,121 |
| Robert English | 889 |
| Ann English | 807 |
| Jane English | 797 |
| Joseph English | 797 |
| Margaret English | 782 |
| Charles English | 750 |
| Henry English | 668 |
| Edward English | 550 |
| Eliza English | 516 |
| Annie English | 488 |
| Alice English | 474 |
| Ellen English | 472 |
| Frederick English | 418 |
| Alfred English | 416 |
| Emma English | 395 |
| Hannah English | 369 |
| Isabella English | 355 |