Sholes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sholes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sholes family

Profession Census Frequency
Spinning Room Piecer Cotton 2
Velvet Weaver 2
Card Room Hand Frame Tenter 1
Carter 1
Cotton Spinner 1
General Labourer 1
House Keeper 1
None 1
School 1
Shop Keeper 1
Tonage Clerk 1
Warehouse Man 1

Sholes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Shiels 50% 1,154
2 Shales 83% 860
3 Shailes 71% 666
4 Sheils 50% 510
5 Shiles 83% 272
6 Sheals 50% 225
7 Sheels 50% 173
8 Shails 50% 145
9 Sheales 71% 119
10 Sholes 100% 111

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The surname Sholes is the 10th most popular variant of Shiels.

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