Isles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Isles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Isles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 75
Coal Miner 8
Farm Servant 7
Dress Maker 7
Agricultural Labourer 6
Farm Labourer 5
General Labourer 4
Carpenter 4
Farmer 4
Worsted Weaver 4
Scholar Student 4
Weaver Worsted Mill 4
Woollen Weaver 4
Living On Own Means 3
Carter 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Servant 3
Grocer 3
Cook 3
Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Fitter & Tool Maker 3
Woolcomb Minder 3
None 2
Clerk 2

Isles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Iles 80% 14,947
2 Sales 60% 13,372
3 Seales 50% 4,208
4 Isles 100% 3,907
5 Seals 20% 1,904
6 Soles 60% 899
7 Sails 20% 474
8 Seels 40% 408
9 Souls 20% 338
10 Sailes 50% 301
11 Ailes 60% 266
12 Illes 80% 253
13 Siles 60% 250
14 Salis 40% 217
15 Selous 33% 160
16 Seiles 50% 127
17 Slous 40% 108
18 Sles 80% 107

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The surname Isles is the 4th most popular variant of Iles.

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