Profit Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Profit Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Profit family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
At Home Scholar 5
Fustian Cutter 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Labourer's Son 3
Porter 2
Domestic Servant 1
Employed On The Farm 1
Errand Boy 1
Labourer 1
Labourer's Daughter 1
Labourer's Wife 1
Nurse 1
Tailor Wife 1
At Home 1
Collier 1
Publican 1
Farm Servant 1
Kitchen Maid 1
Shopman 1
Iron Stone Miner 1
Miner 1
Retired 1
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 1
Shephard 1

Profit Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Proffitt 75% 1,931
2 Prophet 57% 1,598
3 Parfit 67% 1,397
4 Proffit 86% 898
5 Profit 100% 835
6 Prophett 50% 442
7 Profitt 86% 404
8 Parfeet 43% 374
9 Parfoot 43% 371
10 Parfet 50% 108

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The surname Profit is the 5th most popular variant of Proffitt.

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