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
School 348
Farm Labourer 65
General Servant (domestic) 31
Labourer 25
General Labourer 24
None 21
Domestic Servant 20
Clerk 18
Housemaid (domestic) 16
Horseman On Farm 16
Dress Maker 15
Laundress 15
At School 14
Blacksmith 13
Dressmaker 13
Bricklayer 13
House Keeper 12
Nil 11
Railway Clerk 11
Labourer On Farm 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Domestic 10
Scholar 10
Charwoman 10
Cook (domestic) 9

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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