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 724
Cotton Weaver 463
House Keeper 63
Cotton Winder 49
Cotton Spinner 41
Coal Miner 30
Worsted Weaver 29
Labourer 24
General Labourer 23
Dress Maker 20
Domestic Servant 19
Joiner 19
Cotton Warper 15
Milliner 13
No Occupation 13
Weaver Cotton 13
Woollen Weaver 13
Worsted Spinner 13
Farmers Wife 12
Grocer 12
House Wife 12
Cotton Operative 11
Stone Mason 11
General Servant 10
Weaver Cotton Mill 10

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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