Sale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sale family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 81
Female Servant 43
Independent 29
Labourer 28
Farmer 17
Male Servant 15
Shoe Maker 13
Independant 7
Pauper 5
Potter 5
Carpenter 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Blacksmith 4
Coalminer 4
Independent Means 4
Weaver 4
Butcher 3
Porter 3
Laundress 3
Servant 3
Bricklayer 3
Silk Weaver 3
Apprentice 3
Painter 3
Draper 2

Sale Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Sale is the 2nd most popular variant of Seal.

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