Gleaves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gleaves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gleaves family

Profession Census Frequency
School 57
Labourer 9
At Home 7
General Labourer 7
Private Means 5
At School 5
Carter 5
Clerk 5
Student 4
Coal Miner Hewer 4
General Servant (domestic) 4
Home 4
Farmer 4
Miner 4
Grocer 3
No Occupation 3
Scholar 3
Dressmaker 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Dress Maker 3
Draper 2
Assisting In The Business 2
Boiler Maker 2
Cardroom Tenter 2
Bricklayer 2

Gleaves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gleaves 100% 3,093
2 Glaves 86% 1,824
3 Gloves 71% 879
4 Gleves 86% 105

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

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