Hares Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 13
Cambridgeshire 9
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 21
Cornwall 4
Derbyshire 1
Devon 10
Dorset 4
Durham 1
Essex 6
Glamorgan 6
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 45
Hertfordshire 9
Hunts and Rutland 4
Kent 2
Lancashire 51
Leicestershire 6
Lincolnshire 3
London 52
Middlesex 2
Northamptonshire 18
Oxfordshire 1
Shropshire 13
Somerset 173
Surrey 1
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 61
Warwickshire 8
Wiltshire 5
Worcestershire 13
Yorkshire 16
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0
Westmorland 0

Hares Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hares family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 39
Female Servant 25
Labourer 13
Independent 11
Farmer 9
Male Servant 8
Dyer 5
Servant 4
Engineer 4
Butcher 4
Carpenter 3
Blacksmith 3
Pupil 3
Shoe Maker 3
Sawyer 3
Agricultural Laborer 3
Miner Lapis Calamining 3
Miner Lead Ore 3
Carpenter Journeyman 2
Carder 2
Tailor 2
Weaver 2
Druggist 2
Dependent 2
Mason 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Hares

Name Census Frequency
William Hares 375
Mary Hares 371
John Hares 315
Sarah Hares 250
Elizabeth Hares 249
James Hares 206
Thomas Hares 197
George Hares 195
Ann Hares 154
Charles Hares 148
Henry Hares 133
Alice Hares 100
Joseph Hares 98
Jane Hares 89
Samuel Hares 87
Ellen Hares 73
Hannah Hares 71
Edward Hares 69
Eliza Hares 69
Frederick Hares 67
Robert Hares 63
Albert Hares 58
Emily Hares 56
Alfred Hares 50
Annie Hares 49

Hares Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hares 100% 5,738
2 Harse 60% 1,469
3 Haris 80% 1,326
4 Harres 83% 1,209
5 Horse 40% 1,202
6 Hearse 50% 1,174
7 Hersee 50% 840
8 Hurse 40% 777
9 Hairs 60% 514
10 Haries 83% 449
11 Hirous 50% 345
12 Hears 60% 339
13 Hayres 83% 235
14 Haires 83% 205
15 Hars 80% 184
16 Hores 80% 184
17 Hires 80% 156
18 Hoars 60% 140
19 Herse 40% 121
20 Hoares 83% 118
21 Hours 40% 113
22 Harress 71% 103

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

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