Rare Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 4
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 7
Lancashire 16
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 9
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Rare Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rare family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Labourer 2
Carter 2
Grocer Assistant 2
House Maid 2
Mason Builder 1
Mason's Assistant 1
Carpenter Apprentice 1
Dress Maker 1
Brewer 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Corn Miller 1
Cotton Picer 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Grocer 1
Lebreries Assistant 1
Waitress 1
Housekeeper 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Farmer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Rare

Name Census Frequency
William Rare 13
Mary Rare 9
Sarah Rare 9
Elizabeth Rare 8
Eliza Rare 5
John Rare 5
Edward Rare 4
Joseph Rare 4
Margaret Rare 4
Samuel Rare 4
Edith Rare 3
Ellen Rare 3
Frederick Rare 3
George Rare 3
Hannah Rare 3
Robert Rare 3
Agnes Rare 2
Albert Rare 2
Benjamin Rare 2
Edwin Rare 2
Henry Rare 2
James Rare 2
Louisa Rare 2
Alfred Rare 1
Alice Rare 1

Rare Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Orr 25% 7,324
2 Rear 50% 1,017
3 Reer 25% 335
4 Arr 50% 156
5 Rare 100% 136
6 Orre 50% 112
7 Rour 25% 107
8 Rier 25% 103
9 Reere 60% 100

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The surname Rare is the 5th most popular variant of Orr.

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