First Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

First Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the First family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Agricultural Labourer 4
Hatter 3
General Servant 2
Blacksmith 2
Formerly Grocer 1
House Carpenter 1
Police Constable 1
Woollen Feeder 1
House Painter 1
Chemist 1
Labourer 1
Plaster Apprentice 1
Annuitant 1
Factory Hand Worsted 1
Farmer 65 Acres Of Land 1
Fruiterer 1
Hackle Pin Grinder 1
House Keeper 1
Seed Crusher's Clerk 1
Sellar Boy 1
Servant Domestic 1
Tailor 1
Wire Drawer 1
Woollen Burler 1

First Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Frost 60% 115,457
2 Forest 67% 7,663
3 Forst 80% 1,771
4 Fairest 71% 848
5 Frist 60% 622
6 First 100% 519
7 Frast 60% 357
8 Frest 60% 350
9 Furst 80% 145
10 Forset 67% 109

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The surname First is the 6th most popular variant of Frost.

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