Male Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Male Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Male family

Profession Census Frequency
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 21
Glove Machinist Kid 21
Living On Own Means 20
General Servant Domestic 17
General Labourer 16
Carpenter 11
At School 11
Cook Domestic 10
Dress Maker 10
Shirt Machinist 8
Farmer 7
Laundress Wash 7
Tailoress 6
Railway Porter 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Blacksmith 6
House Maid Domestic 6
Masons Labourer 6
Farm Labourer 6
Inn Keeper 5
Dressmaker 5
Collar Maker Shirt 5
General Labourer On Farm 5
Glove Machinist 5
Police Constable 4

Male Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mole 75% 17,853
2 Male 100% 13,999
3 Moule 60% 7,374
4 Melia 40% 4,706
5 Maile 80% 3,265
6 Meal 50% 3,092
7 Maule 80% 3,026
8 Meale 80% 2,290
9 Mayle 80% 2,154
10 Mile 75% 1,747
11 Moul 25% 1,668
12 Mail 50% 1,509
13 Maul 50% 1,287
14 Malia 60% 1,261
15 Amelia 33% 395
16 Moole 60% 227
17 Omalia 50% 182
18 Mealia 50% 168
19 Omelia 33% 147
20 Milue 60% 144
21 Mule 75% 141
22 Maill 60% 135
23 Moal 50% 133
24 Mial 50% 106
25 Milo 50% 103
26 Malle 80% 101

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The surname Male is the 2nd most popular variant of Mole.

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