File Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

File Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the File family

Profession Census Frequency
Farmer 11
General Servant Domestic 5
Scholar 4
Draper Assistant 3
General Labourer 3
House Keeper 3
Cook Domestic 3
Farmer's Son 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Living On Own Means 3
Builder 2
Grocer Shop Keeper 2
Hedg Maker Wattle Maker Lath 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Labourer On Farm General Agricultural Labourer 2
Sawyer 2
Sawyer Wife 2
Servant Domestic 2
Compositor 1
Congregational Lay Minister 1
Draper 1
Commercial Traveller 1
Stoker On Steam Ship 1
Draper & Out Fitter's Manager 1
Draper's Assistant 1

File Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foale 60% 2,685
2 File 100% 1,741
3 Fail 50% 1,516
4 Foole 60% 428
5 Faul 25% 401
6 Fool 25% 305
7 Feel 25% 273
8 Foile 80% 264
9 Fiel 50% 232
10 Fale 75% 201
11 Foule 60% 199
12 Feal 25% 164
13 Flee 50% 163
14 Foul 25% 149
15 Feale 60% 134
16 Foal 25% 133
17 Fole 75% 122

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The surname File is the 2nd most popular variant of Foale.

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