Fife Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Fife Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Fife family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 44
House Keeper 4
Coal Miner 4
Annuitant 4
Clerk 4
Pauper 4
Labourer 3
Engine Fitter 3
Domestic Servant 3
Milliner 3
Nil 3
Servant 2
Garden Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Labourer Wife 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dressmaker 2
No Occupation 2
Shoe Maker 2
Labourer's Wife 2
School For Young Ladies 2
Gun Work 2
Laundress 2
Farm Servant 1
Private 1

Fife Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fife 100% 2,758
2 Fyfe 75% 1,436
3 Uff 25% 677
4 Fyffe 60% 329
5 Oaff 25% 163

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The surname Fife is the most popular version of all its varients

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