Peel Name Meaning: From French pel,meaning 'stake'.
This could be a nickname for a long, thin man,or topographical for someone who lived near a stake fence,or built them.
Discover how your Peel ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 42 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 69 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 204 |
| Derbyshire | 51 |
| Devon | 12 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 289 |
| Essex | 32 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 |
| Hampshire | 60 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 40 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 71 |
| Lancashire | 989 |
| Leicestershire | 95 |
| Lincolnshire | 87 |
| London | 289 |
| Middlesex | 43 |
| Northumberland | 180 |
| Norfolk | 63 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 197 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 40 |
| Shropshire | 99 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 30 |
| Sussex | 25 |
| Staffordshire | 30 |
| Warwickshire | 53 |
| Westmorland | 15 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 21 |
| Yorkshire | 1,840 |
| Anglesey | 4 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 18 |
| Denbighshire | 15 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 19 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,038 |
| Coal Miner | 98 |
| Cotton Weaver | 80 |
| Dress Maker | 51 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 48 |
| Worsted Weaver | 38 |
| Annuitant | 32 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Woollen Weaver | 27 |
| General Labourer | 26 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Joiner | 25 |
| Worsted Spinner | 24 |
| Labourer | 22 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| General Servant Domestic | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Charwoman | 11 |
| None | 11 |
| Carpenter | 11 |
| Cloth Fuller | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Peel | 2,431 |
| John Peel | 2,309 |
| William Peel | 2,152 |
| Elizabeth Peel | 1,620 |
| Sarah Peel | 1,378 |
| Thomas Peel | 1,277 |
| Robert Peel | 1,198 |
| James Peel | 924 |
| George Peel | 896 |
| Joseph Peel | 824 |
| Ann Peel | 762 |
| Jane Peel | 721 |
| Annie Peel | 565 |
| Margaret Peel | 546 |
| Hannah Peel | 545 |
| Alice Peel | 519 |
| Henry Peel | 474 |
| Edward Peel | 464 |
| Ellen Peel | 439 |
| Eliza Peel | 377 |
| Martha Peel | 374 |
| Charles Peel | 359 |
| Arthur Peel | 354 |
| Emma Peel | 349 |
| Samuel Peel | 344 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poole | 40% | 103,313 |
| 2 | Paul | 50% | 40,297 |
| 3 | Peel | 100% | 35,871 |
| 4 | Pool | 50% | 26,366 |
| 5 | Pell | 75% | 12,398 |
| 6 | Pile | 25% | 10,366 |
| 7 | Pole | 25% | 8,473 |
| 8 | Peal | 75% | 3,701 |
| 9 | Peile | 60% | 993 |
| 10 | Peele | 80% | 786 |
| 11 | Poile | 40% | 736 |
| 12 | Pale | 25% | 660 |
| 13 | Peale | 60% | 525 |
| 14 | Poul | 50% | 464 |
| 15 | Peil | 75% | 461 |
| 16 | Peell | 80% | 276 |
| 17 | Paule | 40% | 227 |
| 18 | Poel | 75% | 195 |
| 19 | Pul | 50% | 180 |
| 20 | Poale | 40% | 151 |
| 21 | Pauli | 40% | 130 |
| 22 | Pule | 25% | 109 |
| 23 | Pail | 50% | 108 |
| 24 | Poule | 40% | 107 |
| 25 | Poil | 50% | 102 |
The surname Peel is the 3rd most popular variant of Poole.