Seel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Seel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Seel family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 17
Cotton Spinner 6
Silk Weaver 5
Power Loom Weaver 4
Silk Winder 4
Dress Maker 3
Labourer 3
Furniture Painter 3
Child 3
Cotton Piecer 2
Fishermans Wife 1
An Assistant 1
At Home 1
Blacksmith 1
Chelsea Pensioner 1
Cotton Drawer In Factory 1
Cotton Reeler 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Farmer 1
House Servant 1
Landed Proprietor 1
Mill Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Road Labourer 1
House Keeper 1

Seel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seal 75% 17,060
2 Sale 25% 15,533
3 Saul 50% 9,690
4 Slee 50% 8,358
5 Seale 60% 6,004
6 Sole 25% 5,637
7 Seel 100% 2,139
8 Soul 50% 1,988
9 Isle 25% 1,329
10 Sail 50% 883
11 Soal 50% 871
12 Soule 40% 446
13 Seall 60% 431
14 Soole 40% 373
15 Easlea 33% 248
16 Saile 40% 206
17 Selle 60% 181
18 Ceal 50% 130
19 Sala 25% 122
20 Slie 25% 110

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The surname Seel is the 7th most popular variant of Seal.

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