Oswald 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 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 10
Derbyshire 2
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 125
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 3
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 7
Kent 6
Lancashire 37
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 45
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 54
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 5
Somerset 1
Surrey 6
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

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

Oswald Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oswald family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 15
Coal Miner 11
Female Servant 7
Joiner 4
Cotton Weaver Journeyman 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Engineman 4
Laundress 4
Labourer 3
Farmer 3
Shoe M J 3
Shoe Maker 3
Male Servant 3
Pattern Designer 3
Shipwright 2
Dress Maker 2
Reeler 2
Upholsterer 2
Clerk 2
Currier 2
Pupil 2
Corn Merchant 2
Driver 2
Auctioneer 1
Colonial Agent 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Oswald

Name Census Frequency
Mary Oswald 309
William Oswald 300
John Oswald 264
Thomas Oswald 198
Elizabeth Oswald 194
James Oswald 188
Robert Oswald 183
George Oswald 146
Margaret Oswald 145
Jane Oswald 141
Sarah Oswald 135
Ann Oswald 116
Joseph Oswald 81
Charles Oswald 78
Isabella Oswald 74
Annie Oswald 69
Henry Oswald 69
Edward Oswald 60
Ellen Oswald 60
David Oswald 46
Alice Oswald 45
Catherine Oswald 40
Emily Oswald 37
Agnes Oswald 36
Hannah Oswald 36

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