Vail Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Vail Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Vail family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 71
Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 5
Labourer 4
Printer 4
General Servant 4
Tailor 4
Milliner 3
Dock Labourer 3
Bricklayer 3
Butcher 2
General Labourer 2
Labourer Wife 2
Rag Sorter 2
House Keeper 2
Brick Layer 2
Farm Labourer 2
General Blacksmith 2
Ironmonger 2
Labourer Brick Works 2
Bell Hanger 1
Blacksmith 1
Boot Maker 1
Boot Sewer 1
Charwoman Out Of Employment 1

Vail Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Vale 50% 14,764
2 Veal 50% 12,725
3 Veale 40% 8,959
4 Vile 50% 4,093
5 Vail 100% 2,291
6 Vial 50% 1,388
7 Vaile 80% 960
8 Evil 50% 374
9 Viel 50% 296
10 Ivil 50% 216
11 Valle 60% 207
12 Voile 60% 198
13 Veail 80% 157
14 Ivel 25% 150
15 Ovel 25% 142
16 Voil 75% 131
17 Vaul 75% 109
18 Veel 50% 102

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The surname Vail is the 5th most popular variant of Vale.

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