Filer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Filer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Filer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 79
Agricultural Labourer 22
Labourer 13
Coal Miner 11
Domestic Servant 6
Laundress 6
Farm Servant 5
Collier 5
Dress Maker 4
Labourer Wife 4
Gardener 4
General Servant 4
Assistant 4
Carpenter 4
Farm Labourer 4
Railway Labourer 3
Nurse 3
Blacksmith 3
Tailoress 3
Annuitant 3
House Maid 3
Labourer Bricklayer 2
Coachman 2
Dressmaker 2
Fruit Seller 2

Filer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Filer 100% 4,744
2 Filler 83% 2,947
3 Flear 60% 994
4 Fouler 67% 757
5 Floor 40% 235
6 Flora 40% 228
7 Flour 40% 210
8 Fuler 80% 193
9 Flore 40% 178
10 Filar 80% 139
11 Flair 40% 132
12 Floar 40% 101

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

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