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
Engine Driver 2
Carter On Farm 2
Cook Domestic 2
Kitchen Maid 1
Porter 1
Soldier Coldstream Guard 1
Butchers Assistant 1
Draper Assistant 1
Milliner Assistant 1
Retired Police Constable 1
School Master 1
School Mistress 1
General Labourer 1
Hammerman (railway Guard) 1
Horse Driver On Farm Ag Horse 1
Journalist Author 1
House Maid Domestic 1
Labourer On Farm 1
Steam Threshing Machinist 1
Threshing Machinist 1
Stable Helper 1
Stock Man On Farm 1
General Shopkeeper 1
Waitress Domestic 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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