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
Scholar 434
Agricultural Labourer 45
General Labourer 17
Dress Maker 16
Labourer 16
Laundress 16
Domestic Servant 15
General Servant 15
Coal Miner 14
Carpenter 11
No Occupation 11
Farm Labourer 11
Annuitant 10
House Keeper 10
Straw Plaiter 10
Charwoman 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Farmers Son 9
Cabinet Maker 7
Servant 7
Solicitor 7
Baker 7
Gardener 6
Painter 6
General Servant Domestic 6

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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