Four Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Four Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Four family

Profession Census Frequency
Servant Formerly 2
Monthly Nurse 1
Servant Domestic 1
Master 1
Annuitant 1
Carpenter Formerly 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
No Occupation 1
Woodranger Merchant 1
Labourer 1

Four Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Fear 50% 10,639
2 Free 25% 6,519
3 Fair 50% 5,866
4 Fore 50% 1,804
5 Fare 25% 1,553
6 Far 50% 490
7 Faro 25% 384
8 Feare 40% 357
9 Faire 40% 325
10 Fire 25% 223
11 Forr 75% 174
12 Four 100% 161
13 For 75% 149
14 Feer 50% 124

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The surname Four is the 12th most popular variant of Fear.

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