Filter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 2
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Filter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Filter family

Profession Census Frequency
Gardener 1
Assistant Labour 1
Salt Maker 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Cotton Cloth Looker 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Brewers Servant 1
Dressmaker 1
Grocer 1
Teacher 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Filter

Name Census Frequency
William Filter 11
John Filter 6
Thomas Filter 6
Alice Filter 5
James Filter 5
Mary Filter 5
Robert Filter 5
Ann Filter 3
Edward Filter 3
Daniel Filter 2
Francis Filter 2
Lilian Filter 2
Samuel Filter 2
Walter Filter 2
Ada Filter 1
Adelaide Filter 1
Agnes Filter 1
Albert Filter 1
Alice.p Filter 1
Amelia Filter 1
Annie Filter 1
Caroline Filter 1
Catherine Filter 1
Charles Filter 1
Clara Filter 1

Filter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Flater 67% 178
2 Fulter 83% 110
3 Filter 100% 107
4 Falter 83% 106

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The surname Filter is the 3rd most popular variant of Flater.

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