Sparkes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sparkes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sparkes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 365
Agricultural Labourer 56
General Labourer 29
Domestic Servant 22
Labourer 15
Laundress 14
Living On Own Means 13
Dress Maker 13
Farmer 13
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant 11
Farm Servant 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
Tailoress 10
Butcher 9
House Keeper 9
Gardener 8
Cook 8
Blacksmith 8
General Domestic Servant 7
Clerk 7
Charwoman 7
Cook Domestic Servant 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Printer 7

Sparkes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sparks 86% 31,224
2 Sparkes 100% 16,158
3 Sprakes 71% 272

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The surname Sparkes is the 2nd most popular variant of Sparks.

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