Sayles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sayles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sayles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 32
At Home 6
Agricultural Labourer 4
Farmer's Son 4
Farmers Son 4
Farmers Daughter 3
Glover 3
Farmer's Daughter 3
File Cutter 3
File Smith 3
House Servant 2
Scholar At Home 2
Watch Maker Apprentice 2
Farmers Wife 2
Fork Maker 2
Rope Manfacuturer 2
Corn Dealer 1
Cutter 1
Employed Wilth Father 1
Farmer -150- Employing -2- Lab 1
Farmer 32 Acres 1
Farmer Of 11 Acre 1
Farmer Of 33 Acres 1
Farmer Of 52 Acres Employing 1 Farm Lab 1
Farmer's Labourer 1

Sayles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sales 83% 13,372
2 Sayles 100% 3,258
3 Sails 67% 474
4 Syles 83% 377
5 Sailes 83% 301

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The surname Sayles is the 2nd most popular variant of Sales.

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