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
Living On Own Means 8
Teacher 3
Sweet Confectioner 3
General Servant Domestic 2
Physician & Surgeon 2
Solicitor 2
Brewers Agent 1
Commerical Clerk 1
Cotton Winder 1
Dock Labourer 1
Land Agent 1
Private Militea 1
Brass Polisher 1
Clerk General 1
Managing Chemist Shopkeeper 1
Mechanical Engineer Agent 1
Millinery Apprentice 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Tinner 1
Chemists Apprentice Drug 1
Chemists Assistant Drug 1
Female Clerk Post Office 1
School Girl 1
Laundress Wash 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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