Pells Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pells Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pells family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 82
Agricultural Labourer 12
At School 5
Coal Miner 5
Farm Labourer 5
Living On Own Means 5
Dress Maker 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Shoe Maker 4
Tailor 3
Mariner Engineer 3
Hosiery Hand 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Horse Hair Dresser 3
Rope Maker 3
Living On Her Own Means 2
Rivetter Shipyard 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Housemaid Domestic Servant 2
Brick Layer 2
Gardener 2
Shoe Finisher 2
Shoe Machinist 2
Carpenter 2

Pells Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pells 100% 3,114
2 Polls 80% 552
3 Pills 80% 483
4 Pallas 67% 435
5 Peels 80% 139
6 Pallis 67% 125
7 Pollis 67% 109
8 Polles 67% 104

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The surname Pells is the most popular version of all its varients

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