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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hindle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hindle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 533
Cotton Weaver 447
House Keeper 71
Cotton Winder 55
Labourer 45
Cotton Spinner 33
Worsted Weaver 31
Coal Miner 27
Weaver Cotton 25
Dress Maker 23
Joiner 16
Domestic Servant 14
Cotton Warper 14
House Wife 13
Cotton Creeler 13
Grocer 13
Housekeeper 13
Wife Of Above 12
Shoe Maker 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
Stone Mason 11
Weaver 11
Servant 10
General Servant 9
Blacksmith 9

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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