Pelling Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pelling Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pelling family

Profession Census Frequency
Cook Domestic 13
General Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 11
Dress Maker 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Living On Own Means 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Farmer 8
Domestic Servant 7
Housemaid Domestic 7
Plasterer 7
House Maid Domestic 6
Bricklayer 6
Carpenter 5
Gardener 5
General Servant 5
None 5
Stone Quarryman 5
Labourer General 5
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Brick Layer 4
Domestic 4
Laundress Wash 4
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Laundress 3

Pelling Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pilling 86% 24,856
2 Pelling 100% 6,109
3 Pulling 86% 3,578
4 Peeling 86% 1,318
5 Palling 86% 472
6 Polling 86% 384
7 Pealling 88% 378

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The surname Pelling is the 2nd most popular variant of Pilling.

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