License 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 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 11
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 4

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

License Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the License family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Domestic Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Ostler & Lodger 1
House Keeper 1
Licensed Victualler 1
Blacksmith 1
Gardener 1
Joiner & Cabinet Maker 1

Most Frequent Forenames for License

Name Census Frequency
William License 12
James License 8
Alfred License 7
John License 7
Mary License 7
Robert License 7
Harriet License 6
Sarah License 6
Thomas License 6
Caroline License 5
Charles License 5
Hannah License 5
Henry License 5
Arthur License 4
Emma License 4
Harry License 4
Jane License 4
Jeremiah License 4
Alice License 3
Charlotte License 3
Elizabeth License 3
George License 3
Joseph License 3
Martha License 3
Nathaniel License 3

License Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Licence 86% 1,408
2 License 100% 211

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The surname License is the 2nd most popular variant of Licence.

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