Make 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 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 3
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 2
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 7

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

Make Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Make family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4
House Servant 2
Domestic Servant 2
Scholar 2
Formerly Laundress 1
Lime Burner 1
Mason 1
Porter 1
Watchman 1
Butcher Dealer & Beer Seller 1
Parlour Maid 1
Innkeeper & Saddler Employing 1 Man & 1 Boy 1
Iron Turner 1
Saddler 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Make

Name Census Frequency
Mary Make 21
William Make 18
John Make 12
Thomas Make 12
Elizabeth Make 11
James Make 11
Sarah Make 10
Eliza Make 7
George Make 7
Joseph Make 7
Florence Make 6
Henry Make 6
Jane Make 6
Edward Make 5
Alice Make 4
Ann Make 4
Catherine Make 4
Charles Make 4
Charlotte Make 4
Clara Make 4
Emma Make 4
Samuel Make 4
Amelia Make 3
Annie Make 3
Ellen Make 3

Make Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Meek 25% 16,825
2 Mook 25% 591
3 Meeke 60% 381
4 Meak 50% 336
5 Make 100% 302
6 Mouk 25% 254
7 Mekie 60% 220
8 Moak 50% 141

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The surname Make is the 5th most popular variant of Meek.

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