Iris Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Iris Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Iris family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4
Porter 1
Seamstress 1

Iris Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rees 25% 200,374
2 Rose 25% 157,852
3 Rouse 20% 28,270
4 Reese 20% 5,158
5 Ruse 25% 4,501
6 Aris 75% 3,585
7 Roose 20% 3,029
8 Rise 50% 1,984
9 Rous 25% 1,352
10 Airs 50% 1,290
11 Aries 60% 1,061
12 Ries 50% 1,019
13 Reis 50% 931
14 Roos 25% 897
15 Rosa 25% 704
16 Rus 50% 436
17 Aires 60% 298
18 Rase 25% 254
19 Roes 25% 253
20 Eairs 40% 247
21 Reas 25% 243
22 Ires 75% 214
23 Ares 50% 205
24 Rosie 20% 188
25 Rause 20% 178
26 Ros 50% 174
27 Orois 60% 170
28 Roase 20% 161
29 Eares 40% 157
30 Orse 25% 143
31 Ears 25% 142
32 Rease 20% 141
33 Iris 100% 119
34 Roas 25% 117
35 Aiers 40% 103
36 Raise 40% 103
37 Earis 60% 102
38 Res 50% 101

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The surname Iris is the 33rd most popular variant of Rees.

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