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 171
Labourer 14
Cotton Weaver 13
House Keeper 11
Domestic Servant 10
Joiner 9
Fustian Cutter 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
Cotton Piecer 6
Gardener 6
Coal Miner 5
Dress Maker 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmer 5
Farmers Daughter 5
Farmers Son 5
Servant 5
Laundress 5
Clerk 4
Cotton Operative 4
Farmer's Daur 4
General Servant 4
Wife 4
Annuitant 4
Stone Mason 3

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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