Only 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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Only Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Only family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 1
Labourer In Lime Works 1
Laundress 1
Shoe Maker 1
Chairwoman 1
Errand Boy 1
Locksmith 1
Scholar 1
Agricultural Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Only

Name Census Frequency
William Only 13
John Only 7
Elizabeth Only 6
George Only 6
Charles Only 5
Richard Only 5
Thomas Only 5
Joseph Only 4
Lucy Only 4
Fanny Only 3
Julia Only 3
Louisa Only 3
Mary Only 3
Sarah Only 3
Albert Only 2
Alice Only 2
Ann Only 2
Charlotte Only 2
Edward Only 2
Edwin Only 2
Eliza Only 2
Esther Only 2
Henry Only 2
James Only 2
Jane Only 2

Only Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ainley 50% 8,421
2 Onley 80% 1,784
3 Anley 60% 1,672
4 Neely 40% 289
5 Anelay 50% 285
6 Nealy 40% 275
7 Nealey 33% 229
8 Niley 40% 142
9 Only 100% 124

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The surname Only is the 9th most popular variant of Ainley.

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