Sails Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sails Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sails family

Profession Census Frequency
Male Servant 3
Ag Labourer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Farmer 2
Gardener 1
Shop Keeper 1
Thatcher 1
Lab 1
Pawnbroker 1
Salter 1
Apprentice Carpenter 1
Draper 1
Publican 1
Shoe Maker 1
Confectioner 1
Female Servant 1
Grinder Ap 1
Independant 1
Independent 1
Labourer 1
Miller 1

Sails Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sales 60% 13,372
2 Seales 50% 4,208
3 Isles 20% 3,907
4 Sayles 67% 3,258
5 Seals 60% 1,904
6 Soles 40% 899
7 Sails 100% 474
8 Seels 60% 408
9 Souls 60% 338
10 Sailes 83% 301
11 Siles 60% 250
12 Salis 60% 217
13 Selous 33% 160
14 Seiles 67% 127
15 Slous 40% 108
16 Sles 40% 107

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The surname Sails is the 7th most popular variant of Sales.

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