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
School 161
Farm Labourer 33
Private Means 25
Farmer 15
Labourer 14
None 13
Scholar 11
General Labourer 11
Bricklayer 10
Dressmaker 10
House Keeper 10
Clerk 8
General Servant (domestic) 8
Domestic Servant 8
Nil 7
Assisting In The Business 6
Cook 6
Laundress 6
Stone Mason 6
House Painter 5
Shop Assistant 5
Domestic 5
Cowman On Farm 5
Working On Farm 4
Assistant 4

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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