Steel Name Meaning: A name given to a person who was reliable or strong
First found in Sandbach, Cheshire, where they were Lords of the Manor at Giddy Hall. However, whilst William the Conqueror was suppressing an uprising by his northern nobles, the area of Sandbach was laid waste & the family relocated to Scotland.
Discover how your Steel ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 42 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 54 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 14 |
| Cheshire | 138 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 286 |
| Derbyshire | 63 |
| Devon | 46 |
| Dorset | 82 |
| Durham | 768 |
| Essex | 354 |
| Gloucestershire | 144 |
| Hampshire | 304 |
| Herefordshire | 23 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 161 |
| Lancashire | 739 |
| Leicestershire | 52 |
| Lincolnshire | 222 |
| London | 1,336 |
| Middlesex | 265 |
| Northumberland | 454 |
| Norfolk | 85 |
| Northamptonshire | 82 |
| Nottinghamshire | 91 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 98 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 224 |
| Sussex | 162 |
| Staffordshire | 124 |
| Warwickshire | 162 |
| Westmorland | 42 |
| Wiltshire | 19 |
| Worcestershire | 42 |
| Yorkshire | 2,022 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 101 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 78 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 858 |
| Private Means | 67 |
| Farm Labourer | 66 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 59 |
| General Labourer | 49 |
| Farmer | 46 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 38 |
| Clerk | 36 |
| None | 35 |
| At Home | 30 |
| House Painter | 29 |
| At School | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Housekeeper | 27 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Shop Assistant | 27 |
| Charwoman | 26 |
| Carman | 24 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Assisting In The Business | 23 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| General Servant Domestic | 19 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Steel | 4,163 |
| Mary Steel | 4,124 |
| William Steel | 4,026 |
| Elizabeth Steel | 2,713 |
| George Steel | 2,302 |
| Thomas Steel | 2,264 |
| Sarah Steel | 2,214 |
| James Steel | 1,940 |
| Ann Steel | 1,670 |
| Jane Steel | 1,404 |
| Joseph Steel | 1,228 |
| Charles Steel | 1,191 |
| Henry Steel | 995 |
| Margaret Steel | 950 |
| Robert Steel | 863 |
| Annie Steel | 742 |
| Hannah Steel | 713 |
| Ellen Steel | 702 |
| Emma Steel | 673 |
| Eliza Steel | 669 |
| Alice Steel | 662 |
| Edward Steel | 616 |
| Richard Steel | 534 |
| Frederick Steel | 524 |
| Martha Steel | 518 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steel | 100% | 60,455 |
| 2 | Steele | 83% | 40,318 |
| 3 | Astle | 40% | 6,887 |
| 4 | Stell | 80% | 4,091 |
| 5 | Ostle | 40% | 1,701 |
| 6 | Stile | 40% | 888 |
| 7 | Steal | 80% | 617 |
| 8 | Stale | 40% | 462 |
| 9 | Steale | 67% | 415 |
| 10 | Seatle | 33% | 325 |
| 11 | Steell | 83% | 318 |
| 12 | Stule | 40% | 312 |
| 13 | Staal | 60% | 310 |
| 14 | Steil | 80% | 252 |
| 15 | Stole | 40% | 205 |
| 16 | Easteal | 57% | 149 |
| 17 | Stull | 60% | 134 |
The surname Steel is the most popular version of all its varients