Head Name Meaning: Derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'heaford' meaning 'head'.
Believed to be a nickname for someone in charge, may have also have been given as a surname to someone who lived near the 'head' of a stream or who lived on top of a hill.
Discover how your Head ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 82 |
| Buckinghamshire | 14 |
| Berkshire | 222 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 30 |
| Cheshire | 35 |
| Cornwall | 84 |
| Cumberland | 182 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 295 |
| Dorset | 91 |
| Durham | 64 |
| Essex | 125 |
| Gloucestershire | 133 |
| Hampshire | 392 |
| Herefordshire | 27 |
| Hertfordshire | 114 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 626 |
| Lancashire | 170 |
| Leicestershire | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 1,528 |
| Middlesex | 139 |
| Northumberland | 27 |
| Norfolk | 257 |
| Northamptonshire | 107 |
| Nottinghamshire | 32 |
| Oxfordshire | 26 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 109 |
| Suffolk | 138 |
| Somerset | 156 |
| Surrey | 259 |
| Sussex | 539 |
| Staffordshire | 159 |
| Warwickshire | 58 |
| Westmorland | 37 |
| Wiltshire | 231 |
| Worcestershire | 96 |
| Yorkshire | 395 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 39 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,427 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 215 |
| Labourer | 98 |
| Dress Maker | 85 |
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Domestic Servant | 79 |
| Laundress | 59 |
| General Servant | 56 |
| Farm Labourer | 41 |
| General Servant Domestic | 40 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| Annuitant | 33 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| No Occupation | 25 |
| Bricklayer | 22 |
| Butcher | 22 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Errand Boy | 21 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Painter | 18 |
| Cook | 17 |
| Cook Domestic | 17 |
| Carman | 16 |
| Plasterer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Head | 3,897 |
| Mary Head | 3,341 |
| John Head | 3,089 |
| George Head | 2,333 |
| Elizabeth Head | 2,229 |
| Sarah Head | 1,968 |
| Thomas Head | 1,768 |
| Henry Head | 1,558 |
| James Head | 1,512 |
| Charles Head | 1,340 |
| Ann Head | 1,159 |
| Jane Head | 1,029 |
| Eliza Head | 922 |
| Alice Head | 808 |
| Joseph Head | 778 |
| Emma Head | 771 |
| Frederick Head | 761 |
| Annie Head | 749 |
| Emily Head | 740 |
| Ellen Head | 726 |
| Robert Head | 723 |
| Alfred Head | 712 |
| Edward Head | 712 |
| Arthur Head | 654 |
| Richard Head | 596 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head | 100% | 58,007 |
| 2 | Hood | 50% | 44,463 |
| 3 | Hide | 25% | 9,933 |
| 4 | Hoad | 75% | 7,684 |
| 5 | Hade | 50% | 1,567 |
| 6 | Heed | 75% | 1,347 |
| 7 | Hude | 25% | 484 |
| 8 | Haud | 50% | 353 |
| 9 | Had | 75% | 279 |
| 10 | Hoade | 60% | 235 |
| 11 | Haid | 50% | 162 |
| 12 | Hode | 25% | 149 |
| 13 | Heade | 80% | 148 |
| 14 | Hud | 50% | 132 |
| 15 | Huide | 40% | 109 |
The surname Head is the most popular version of all its varients