Nurse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nurse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nurse family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 271
Agricultural Labourer 58
Farmer 27
Living On Own Means 20
General Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 15
Dress Maker 13
Labourer 12
Carpenter 12
General Servant Domestic 11
Living On Her Own Means 11
Farm Labourer 11
General Servant 10
Clerk 10
Tailor 8
Coal Miner 8
Laundress 8
House Keeper 7
Painter 7
Stone Mason 7
General Domestic Servant 6
Gardener 6
School Girl 6
Groom 5
No Occupation 5

Nurse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nurse 100% 11,487
2 Noris 40% 590
3 Nares 40% 579
4 Nourse 83% 536
5 Nears 40% 406
6 Norse 80% 162
7 Nooris 33% 132

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

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