Owles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Owles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Owles family

Profession Census Frequency
Shoe Maker 5
Independent 4
Female Servant 4
Farmer 4
Male Servant 2
Carpenter 2
Grocer 2
School Mistress 2
Chemist 1
Groom 1
House Carpenter Apprentice 1
Stay Maker 1
Horse Dealer 1
Blacksmith 1
Broker 1
Butcher 1
Draper Apprentice 1
Grocer Journeyman 1
Journey Grocer & C 1
Millwright 1
Plumber 1
Sawyer 1
Sawyer Journeyman 1
Servant 1
White Smith 1

Owles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 60% 20,946
2 Wales 60% 19,433
3 Wailes 50% 2,277
4 Owles 100% 1,445
5 Wooles 67% 499
6 Wools 40% 477
7 Ewles 80% 370
8 Weals 20% 368
9 Walis 40% 332
10 Wils 40% 258
11 Weels 40% 223
12 Woolas 50% 213
13 Weles 60% 201
14 Ewels 40% 200
15 Wails 20% 160
16 Wels 40% 155
17 Weales 50% 146
18 Wilsea 33% 145
19 Wilis 40% 142
20 Wals 40% 129
21 Wilse 20% 116

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The surname Owles is the 4th most popular variant of Wiles.

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