Hindle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hindle Name Meaning: Topographic from old english hind 'female deer' + dael 'valley' or 'clearing'. Also habitational from a place in the parish of 'Whalley',so called 'hind' + 'hyll',meaning hill 'Hind-hyll'

The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The above may have indicated as a whole 'a forest clearing where hinds are found'.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hindle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hindle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 497
Cotton Weaver 275
Power Loom Cotton Weaver 54
House Keeper 50
Coal Miner 38
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 38
Cotton Winder 32
Labourer 27
Cotton Spinner 27
Carter 22
Dress Maker 16
House Servant 14
Cotton Powerloom Weaver 14
Agricultural Labourer 13
Cotton Piecer 13
Joiner 13
Grocer 11
Weaver Cotton 11
Farmer 10
Nurse 10
Farmer's Wife 9
Servant 9
Worsted Spinner 9
Cotton Rover 8
Cotton Warper 8

Hindle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hindle 100% 29,771
2 Handle 83% 1,232
3 Handel 50% 906
4 Hendle 83% 805
5 Hindell 71% 348
6 Hundle 83% 215
7 Hindall 71% 154
8 Hendal 50% 141

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

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