Father Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Father Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Father family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2
Scholar 2
Annuitant 2
Dress Maker 2
Shiping Clerk 1
General Labourer 1
Smith 1
House Keeper 1
Laundress 1
Scholar At Home 1
Tailor 1
Wife Of Above 1
Cordwainer 1
Labourer Agricultural 1
Pensioner H M Dockgard Pembroke 1
Box Iron Finisher Journeyman 1
Charwoman 1
Game Keeper 1
Game Keepers Wife 1
Cap Manufacturer 1
Comber 1
House Proprietor 1
Railway Labourer 1
Spinner 1
Washer Woman 1

Father Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Feather 86% 10,955
2 Father 100% 528
3 Fether 83% 248
4 Fither 83% 215

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The surname Father is the 2nd most popular variant of Feather.

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