Float 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 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 7
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 12
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 21
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 20
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 6

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

Float Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Float family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Factory Labourer 2
Clerk 2
Governess 2
Labourer 2
Cotton Mill 2
Mason 1
Barber 1
Female Servant 1
Pauper 1
Draper 1
Independent 1
J Cooper 1
Tailor 1
Tavern Keeper 1
Wife 1
Cofectioners Assistant 1
Governor 1
Jow 1
School Mistress 1
Shoe Maker 1
Joiner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Float

Name Census Frequency
William Float 67
Elizabeth Float 42
Mary Float 41
Frederick Float 40
Henry Float 40
James Float 40
Sarah Float 40
George Float 35
John Float 32
Thomas Float 32
Robert Float 22
Jane Float 19
Emma Float 16
Alfred Float 15
Eliza Float 15
Albert Float 13
Annie Float 13
Richard Float 12
Charles Float 11
Ellen Float 11
Florence Float 11
Margaret Float 11
Alice Float 10
Hannah Float 10
Harriet Float 10

Float Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fleet 60% 14,526
2 Float 100% 957
3 Floate 83% 512
4 Flute 40% 409
5 Felt 40% 311
6 Flat 80% 228
7 Flut 60% 110
8 Filt 40% 107

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The surname Float is the 2nd most popular variant of Fleet.

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