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 562
Agricultural Labourer 73
General Labourer 45
Labourer 37
General Servant 33
Domestic Servant 28
Dress Maker 28
Laundress 27
General Servant Domestic 14
Farm Labourer 14
Hawker 13
Mariner 12
Coal Miner 11
Servant Domestic 11
Annuitant 10
Blacksmith 9
Carpenter 8
Groom 8
Nil 8
No Occupation 8
Grocer 7
Stone Mason 7
Pauper 7
Shepherd 7
Gipsics 7

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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