Foyle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Foyle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Foyle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 128
Carpenter 13
Dress Maker 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Laundress 8
Tailor 7
General Labourer 7
Shepherd 6
Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 5
None 4
Milliner 3
Police Constable 3
Cotton Operative Out Of Work 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Carter 3
Groom 3
Carter Agricultural Labourer 2
Tailoress 2
Wife 2
Cook 2
Draper Assistant Unemployed 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Labourer On Iron Works 2
Wool Cloth Feeder 2

Foyle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Foyle 100% 4,524
2 Fayle 80% 1,443
3 Foile 80% 264
4 Foyel 60% 264
5 Fyle 80% 102

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

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