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
Scholar 412
Agricultural Labourer 62
House Servant 30
Potter 28
Dress Maker 21
Labourer 20
House Keeper 18
Tailor 17
Laundress 16
General Servant 16
Wife Of Above 15
Coal Miner 14
Carter 13
Farmer 12
Servant 11
Shoe Maker 11
Carpenter 11
Wife 10
Domestic Servant 9
Joiner 9
Milliner 9
Cord Wainer 8
House Maid 8
Farmers Son 7
Farm Servant 7

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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