Onions Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Onions Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Onions family

Profession Census Frequency
School 208
Labourer 31
Coal Miner Hewer 25
General Labourer 22
Farm Labourer 16
General Servant (domestic) 15
None 11
At Home 11
Assisting In The Business 10
Baker 9
Domestic Servant 9
Private Means 8
House Painter 7
Assisting In Business 7
Scholar 7
House Keeper 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Shop Assistant 5
Clerk 5
Housekeeper 5
Grocer 5
House Wife 5
Iron Moulder 5
Laundress 5
At School 5

Onions Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Onions 100% 10,520
2 Innes 33% 6,624
3 Ennis 33% 4,971
4 Annis 33% 4,831
5 Inns 50% 4,457
6 Annes 33% 2,026
7 Anns 50% 1,424
8 Innis 33% 1,020
9 Annies 33% 320
10 Noons 67% 280
11 Inions 83% 272
12 Ennes 33% 249
13 Nuns 50% 140
14 Ennos 50% 137
15 Nunes 33% 128
16 Unions 83% 113
17 Nines 50% 107

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

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