Gentleman 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 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 41
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 25
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

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

Gentleman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gentleman family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 5
Shoe Maker 3
Traveller 2
Watchmaker 2
Independent 2
Private 1
Female Servant 1
Bricklayer 1
Builder 1
Labourer 1
Lace Cleaner 1
Solicitor 1
Stay Maker 1
Shepherd 1
Cord Wainer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Gentleman

Name Census Frequency
Mary Gentleman 78
John Gentleman 69
William Gentleman 59
Thomas Gentleman 57
Sarah Gentleman 49
Elizabeth Gentleman 45
George Gentleman 32
James Gentleman 28
Jane Gentleman 19
Eliza Gentleman 16
Ann Gentleman 15
Charlotte Gentleman 15
Richard Gentleman 15
Robert Gentleman 15
Annie Gentleman 14
Charles Gentleman 14
Edward Gentleman 14
Maria Gentleman 14
Caroline Gentleman 12
Abraham Gentleman 11
Frederick Gentleman 11
Henry Gentleman 10
Lucy Gentleman 10
Margaret Gentleman 10
Alice Gentleman 9

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