Light Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Light Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Light family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 461
General Labourer 57
Agricultural Labourer 55
Dress Maker 33
Laundress 28
General Servant 26
Living On Own Means 25
Labourer 25
Coal Miner 25
Domestic Servant 23
Blacksmith 18
Hawker 16
Farmer 16
Carpenter 15
General Domestic Servant 14
Clerk 14
Farm Labourer 13
Gardener 12
Living On Her Own Means 11
General Servant Domestic 11
Farm Servant 10
Tailor 9
Carter 9
Cook Domestic 8
Errand Boy 8

Light Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Light 100% 20,732
2 Laight 83% 2,000
3 Leight 83% 970
4 Lite 40% 154

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The surname Light is the most popular version of all its varients

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