Gleave Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gleave Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gleave family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 254
Cotton Weaver 14
Farmers Daughter 13
Farmers Son 12
Domestic Servant 11
General Labourer 11
House Keeper 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
Coal Miner 9
Labourer 9
Dress Maker 8
None 7
Farm Labourer 6
Joiner 6
Lodging House Keeper 6
Tanner 6
Cotton Card Room Hand 6
Farmers Wife 6
Silk Weaver 5
Chemical Labourer 5
Charwoman 4
General Servant 4
Pupil Teacher 4
Stone Mason 4
Wire Drawer 4

Gleave Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gleave 100% 9,111
2 Ogilvie 29% 3,063
3 Glove 67% 935
4 Glave 83% 770
5 Gleve 83% 281

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

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