Lines 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 60
Berkshire 3
Cambridgeshire 36
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 16
Cornwall 3
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 8
Devon 1
Dorset 8
Durham 17
Essex 67
Gloucestershire 26
Hampshire 36
Herefordshire 3
Hertfordshire 161
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 10
Isle of Man 0
Kent 32
Lancashire 53
Leicestershire 61
Lincolnshire 7
London 320
Middlesex 70
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 163
Northamptonshire 118
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 183
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 10
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 94
Somerset 33
Surrey 31
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 60
Warwickshire 335
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 13
Worcestershire 40
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 3
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 3
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Lines Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Lines family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 311
Agricultural Labourer 162
Labourer 39
House Servant 31
Laundress 22
Blacksmith 19
Dress Maker 19
Servant 15
General Servant 15
Carpenter 15
Cook 13
Bonnet Sewer 11
Farmers Son 11
Gardener 11
Lace Maker 11
Farmer 10
House Keeper 10
Shoe Maker 9
Groom 9
Coal Miner 9
Carter 8
Domestic Duties 8
Wife Of Above 8
Straw Plaiter 7
Brick Layer 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Lines

Name Census Frequency
William Lines 1,622
Mary Lines 1,444
John Lines 1,304
Elizabeth Lines 946
George Lines 872
Sarah Lines 840
Thomas Lines 741
James Lines 548
Ann Lines 499
Henry Lines 470
Charles Lines 457
Emma Lines 417
Eliza Lines 349
Edward Lines 340
Joseph Lines 321
Alice Lines 312
Ellen Lines 302
Jane Lines 298
Frederick Lines 277
Annie Lines 268
Alfred Lines 260
Samuel Lines 252
Emily Lines 250
Robert Lines 247
Albert Lines 245

Lines Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lines 100% 22,760
2 Lynes 80% 6,315
3 Lanes 80% 2,855
4 Lones 80% 1,705
5 Lions 60% 797
6 Leans 40% 446
7 Lyness 67% 394
8 Lans 60% 331
9 Lins 80% 283
10 Elins 60% 245
11 Loines 83% 242
12 Lenis 60% 239
13 Elens 40% 179
14 Lens 60% 164
15 Leins 60% 136
16 Luns 60% 132
17 Laines 83% 131
18 Loans 40% 129
19 Loanes 67% 120
20 Lons 60% 105

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

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