Mole 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 45
Berkshire 1
Cambridgeshire 57
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 18
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 4
Devon 80
Dorset 3
Durham 136
Essex 95
Gloucestershire 9
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 26
Hertfordshire 112
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 13
Isle of Man 4
Kent 16
Lancashire 24
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 2
London 202
Middlesex 36
Northumberland 298
Norfolk 23
Northamptonshire 7
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 60
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 13
Shropshire 66
Suffolk 33
Somerset 17
Surrey 52
Sussex 2
Staffordshire 111
Warwickshire 136
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 12
Worcestershire 195
Yorkshire 31

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 6
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Mole Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mole family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 346
Agricultural Labourer 96
Labourer 45
Coal Miner 24
Laundress 20
Domestic Servant 19
General Servant 17
Tailor 16
Dress Maker 14
Farm Labourer 12
Shepherd 9
Grocer 9
Carpenter 9
Rivet Maker 9
House Keeper 8
No Occupation 8
Blacksmith 8
Servant 8
Annuitant 8
Lace Maker 7
Farm Servant 7
Boot Maker 7
Charwoman 5
Nail Maker 5
Jeweller 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Mole

Name Census Frequency
John Mole 1,141
Mary Mole 1,126
William Mole 1,122
Elizabeth Mole 765
George Mole 696
James Mole 674
Thomas Mole 593
Sarah Mole 490
Joseph Mole 433
Ann Mole 384
Jane Mole 375
Henry Mole 360
Charles Mole 342
Ellen Mole 264
Robert Mole 249
Edward Mole 238
Eliza Mole 231
Margaret Mole 231
Arthur Mole 222
Emily Mole 208
Emma Mole 204
Annie Mole 194
Frederick Mole 193
Hannah Mole 184
Alfred Mole 182

Mole Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mole 100% 17,853
2 Male 75% 13,999
3 Moule 80% 7,374
4 Melia 40% 4,706
5 Maile 60% 3,265
6 Meal 25% 3,092
7 Maule 60% 3,026
8 Meale 60% 2,290
9 Mile 75% 1,747
10 Moul 50% 1,668
11 Mail 25% 1,509
12 Maul 25% 1,287
13 Malia 40% 1,261
14 Mowle 80% 980
15 Mowl 50% 699
16 Amelia 33% 395
17 Molle 80% 290
18 Moole 80% 227
19 Omalia 33% 182
20 Mealia 33% 168
21 Omelia 33% 147
22 Milue 60% 144
23 Mule 75% 141
24 Moal 50% 133
25 Mowll 60% 127
26 Mial 25% 106
27 Milo 50% 103

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

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