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 355
Agricultural Labourer 35
General Labourer 33
Living On Own Means 24
Coal Miner 21
Living On Her Own Means 20
Farmer 19
Dress Maker 19
General Servant 18
General Servant Domestic 18
Domestic Servant 17
Laundress 15
Farm Labourer 15
Cabinet Maker 12
Labourer 12
Gardener 11
Clerk 10
Carpenter 9
Tailoress 9
Butcher 8
Baker 7
House Keeper 7
Painter 7
Assistant 6
Grocer 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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