Island Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 0
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 8
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 1
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Island Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Island family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 2
Cowman 1
Gardener 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Clerk 1
Weaver 1
Fs 1
Labourer 1
Shoe Maker 1
Wool Sorter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Island

Name Census Frequency
William Island 17
John Island 13
Mary Island 13
Elizabeth Island 12
George Island 11
Robert Island 11
Thomas Island 9
Sarah Island 7
Ann Island 6
Annie Island 6
Frederick Island 6
Henry Island 6
Emma Island 5
Kate Island 5
Ellen Island 4
Emily Island 4
James Island 4
Catherine Island 3
Cyril Island 3
Daniel Island 3
Eliza Island 3
Louisa Island 3
Lucy Island 3
Margaret Island 3
Winifred Island 3

Island Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Osland 83% 948
2 Oseland 71% 261
3 Island 100% 244
4 Esland 83% 212
5 Sealand 57% 141

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The surname Island is the 3rd most popular variant of Osland.

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