Steele Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Steele Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Steele family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 60
Agricultural Labourer 53
Female Servant 49
Farmer 33
Male Servant 17
Potter 16
Labourer 12
Clerk 10
Grocer 10
Potter Journeyman 10
Shoe Maker 9
Blacksmith 9
Tailor 9
Cloth Worker 8
Butcher 8
Brick Maker 8
Dress Maker 7
Independant 6
School Master 5
Engineer 5
Painter 5
Surgeon 5
Porter 5
Coal Miner Miner Miner 5
Carpenter 4

Steele Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steel 83% 60,455
2 Steele 100% 40,318
3 Astle 50% 6,887
4 Stell 67% 4,091
5 Ostle 50% 1,701
6 Stile 67% 888
7 Steal 67% 617
8 Stale 67% 462
9 Steale 83% 415
10 Seatle 50% 325
11 Steell 83% 318
12 Stule 67% 312
13 Staal 50% 310
14 Steil 67% 252
15 Stole 67% 205
16 Easteal 43% 149
17 Stull 50% 134

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The surname Steele is the 2nd most popular variant of Steel.

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