Preater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Preater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Preater family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Agricultural Labourer 9
Laundress 4
Labourer 2
Tailor 2
Pauper 2
Scholar At Home 2
Cook 1
Mistress Of Church Sunday School 1
Post Man 1
Shepherd 1
Tailor Employing 1 Man 1
Mariners Wife 1
Agricultural Labourer Parish Clerk 1
Cordwainers Apprentice 1
Employed On Farm 1
Farm Labourer 1
House Weeper 1
Sawyer 1
House Servant 1
Confectioner's Apprentice On Trial 1
Pork Butcher 1
Dress Maker 1
School Master 1
Farmers Servant 1

Preater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Porter 57% 153,311
2 Prater 86% 2,928
3 Parter 57% 2,242
4 Portor 43% 999
5 Preater 100% 872
6 Peartree 50% 768
7 Priter 71% 191
8 Proter 71% 191
9 Perter 71% 183
10 Preator 86% 102

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The surname Preater is the 5th most popular variant of Porter.

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