Gales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gales family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 177
Coal Miner 20
Labourer 16
General Labourer 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Dress Maker 10
Living On Own Means 9
Tailoress 9
Gardener 7
Farmer 7
Carpenter 6
Domestic Servant 6
Painter 6
Dressmaker 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Cook 5
Farm Servant 4
Laundress 4
Dock Labourer 4
Charwoman 4
Warehouseman 4
Farm Labourer 4
Brick Layer 4
Carman 4
Nail Maker 4

Gales Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Giles 80% 84,146
2 Eagles 67% 6,401
3 Gales 100% 4,937
4 Ogles 60% 404
5 Egles 60% 386
6 Gils 60% 209
7 Eglese 50% 206
8 Gailes 83% 205
9 Glase 40% 167
10 Glease 50% 134
11 Goles 80% 127
12 Geles 80% 120
13 Gles 80% 112
14 Gayles 83% 111

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The surname Gales is the 3rd most popular variant of Giles.

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