Smales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Smales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Smales family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 174
Coal Miner 35
Domestic Servant 14
Agricultural Labourer 11
Farm Labourer 9
Dress Maker 7
Farm Servant Indoor 6
General Labourer 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Labourer 5
Annuitant 5
House Keeper 4
Colliery Labourer 4
General Servant 4
Labourer Daughter 4
Scholar Under Governess 4
Worsted Spinner 4
Butcher 3
No Occupation 3
Blacksmith 3
Farm Servant 3
Laundress 3
Oil Mill Parer 3
Oil Miller 3
Bricklayer Labourer 2

Smales Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Samuels 43% 8,793
2 Smales 100% 5,826
3 Smiles 83% 4,332
4 Smailes 86% 3,205
5 Smails 67% 620
6 Samels 50% 100

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The surname Smales is the 2nd most popular variant of Samuels.

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