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 631
Agricultural Labourer 64
Labourer 51
Domestic Servant 38
General Servant 35
Coal Miner 30
Dress Maker 25
House Keeper 24
Potter 23
Laundress 21
Tailor 18
Annuitant 16
Farm Servant 16
Servant 15
No Occupation 15
Shoe Maker 14
Miner 14
Blacksmith 12
Farm Labourer 12
Gardener 12
Joiner 12
Farmers Son 12
Cook 12
Carpenter 11
Farm Servant Indoor 11

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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