Sail Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sail Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sail family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
General Labourer 5
Milk Man 2
Domestic Servant 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Gardener 2
Labourer In Iron Works 2
Cotton Weigher 1
House Keeper Servant Domestic 1
House Decorator 1
Brick Layer 1
Brick Layers Labourer 1
Clicker 1
Railway Porters Wife 1
Rivetter Shoe 1
Shoes Machinist 1
Baker 1
Farm Servant Indoor 1
Grocer (of 70 Acres Employing 1 Man) 1
Nurse Domestic Servant 1
Retired Grazier 1
Shoe Maker 1
Cheroner 1
Cotton Factory Hand 1

Sail Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seal 50% 17,060
2 Sale 50% 15,533
3 Saul 75% 9,690
4 Slee 25% 8,358
5 Seale 40% 6,004
6 Sole 25% 5,637
7 Sayle 60% 4,436
8 Seel 50% 2,139
9 Soul 50% 1,988
10 Isle 0% 1,329
11 Sail 100% 883
12 Soal 50% 871
13 Soule 40% 446
14 Soole 40% 373
15 Easlea 33% 248
16 Saill 80% 228
17 Saile 80% 206
18 Sala 50% 122
19 Slie 50% 110

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The surname Sail is the 11th most popular variant of Seal.

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