Silence Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Glamorgan 1
Hampshire 22
Hunts and Rutland 0
London 5
Norfolk 2
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Gloucestershire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Silence Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Silence family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 9
Pauper Scholar 2
Sawyer 2
Washerwoman 1
Coachman 1
Dress Maker 1
Gardener 1
Market Gardener 1
Pauper Labourer 1
Plumber 1
Wheelwright 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Silence

Name Census Frequency
Mary Silence 33
John Silence 16
William Silence 16
Elizabeth Silence 14
James Silence 13
George Silence 12
Edward Silence 11
Henry Silence 7
Thomas Silence 7
Charles Silence 6
Sarah Silence 6
Jane Silence 5
Richard Silence 5
Alfred Silence 4
Caroline Silence 4
Frederick Silence 4
Louisa Silence 4
Ann Silence 3
Emily Silence 3
Florence Silence 3
Kate Silence 3
Martha Silence 3
Robert Silence 3
Susannah Silence 3
Ada Silence 2

Silence Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sillence 88% 2,269
2 Silence 100% 252

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The surname Silence is the 2nd most popular variant of Sillence.

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