Gail Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gail Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gail family

Profession Census Frequency
School 4
Live Man 1
Ironmongers Managing Clerk 1
Labourer On Baria 1
Servant Housemaid (domestic) 1
Chief Clerk Municipal 1
Clerk 1
Clerk Municipal 1
Electrician 1
Coal Miner Hitcher 1
Nurse (sick) 1

Gail Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gale 50% 62,737
2 Eagle 40% 12,368
3 Ogle 0% 6,616
4 Gile 50% 3,067
5 Geal 50% 2,373
6 Gaul 75% 1,815
7 Glue 25% 1,481
8 Geale 40% 1,379
9 Guile 60% 939
10 Goole 40% 600
11 Gole 25% 532
12 Gaule 60% 375
13 Goale 40% 341
14 Gail 100% 337
15 Goule 40% 286
16 Agle 25% 250
17 Goal 50% 240
18 Gel 50% 225
19 Glee 25% 176
20 Galle 60% 164
21 Gule 25% 144
22 Giel 50% 127
23 Egle 0% 120
24 Gayle 60% 120
25 Geel 50% 111
26 Gool 50% 109
27 Goul 50% 109
28 Gil 75% 100

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The surname Gail is the 14th most popular variant of Gale.

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