Jelf 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 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 3
Devon 1
Dorset 6
Durham 0
Essex 2
Gloucestershire 25
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 6
Lancashire 6
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 15
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 4
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 0
Somerset 3
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 15
Warwickshire 20
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 89
Yorkshire 6

Wales

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

Jelf Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jelf family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 38
Agricultural Labourer 16
Labourer 4
General Servant 3
Daur 3
Brick Layer 3
Annuitant 3
Carpenter 2
Spade Maker 2
Waterman 2
Dress Maker 2
Servant 2
Groom 2
Farm Boy 2
Farm Labourer 2
Gloveress 2
Retring Officer 1
Auctioneer 1
Author 1
House Steward 1
Mill Operative 1
Soldier Home 1
Farme 245 Acres 2 Men 1
Engine Drivers Wife 1
Bone Turner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Jelf

Name Census Frequency
William Jelf 84
Mary Jelf 75
George Jelf 71
Elizabeth Jelf 55
Charles Jelf 47
Henry Jelf 47
John Jelf 46
Sarah Jelf 45
James Jelf 44
Thomas Jelf 38
Ann Jelf 37
Emma Jelf 30
Walter Jelf 30
Frederick Jelf 26
Hannah Jelf 25
Samuel Jelf 23
Arthur Jelf 21
Eliza Jelf 19
Ellen Jelf 19
Ernest Jelf 19
Jane Jelf 19
Annie Jelf 18
Florence Jelf 18
Alfred Jelf 17
Alice Jelf 16

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