People Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

People Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the People family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Agricultural Labourer 2
Domestic Servant 2
General Servant 2
Cement Works Labourer Daur 2
Factory Labourer 2
Servant 1
Annitant 1
Warden In County Prisoner 1
Labourer 1
Plate Layer 1
Tailoress 1
Formerly Agricultural Labourer 1
Housemaid Dom Serv 1
Milkman 1
Game Keeper 1
Farm Servant 1
Cement Works Labourer 1
Cement Works Labourer Wife 1
General Servant Indoor 1

People Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pople 83% 4,735
2 Peploe 67% 732
3 Peaple 83% 399
4 People 100% 383
5 Apple 50% 382
6 Peapell 57% 328
7 Appel 17% 239
8 Popel 50% 168

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The surname People is the 4th most popular variant of Pople.

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