Wailes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wailes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wailes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 17
Coal Miner 8
Farm Labourer 6
Landed Proprietor 5
House Servant 4
Shoe Maker 4
Annuitant 4
Glass Maker 4
House Keeper 3
Labourer 3
Labourer Daughtre 3
Scholar At Home 3
Lead Miner 2
Farmer 230 Acres Employing 6 Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Stone Mason 2
Labourer Glass Works 2
School 2
Iron Stonelabourer 2
Landed & Railway Proprietor 2
Dress Maker 1
Pauper Living In Alms House 1
Mule Piecer Cotton 1
Servant 1
Farmer Of 170 Acres Employing 4 Labourer 1

Wailes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 83% 20,946
2 Wales 83% 19,433
3 Wailes 100% 2,277
4 Whales 67% 1,817
5 Owles 50% 1,445
6 Wooles 67% 499
7 Wools 50% 477
8 Ewles 50% 370
9 Weals 50% 368
10 Walis 67% 332
11 Wils 67% 258
12 Weels 50% 223
13 Woolas 50% 213
14 Wayles 83% 211
15 Weles 67% 201
16 Ewels 33% 200
17 Wails 83% 160
18 Wels 50% 155
19 Weales 67% 146
20 Wilsea 50% 145
21 Wilis 67% 142
22 Wals 67% 129
23 Wilse 50% 116

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The surname Wailes is the 3rd most popular variant of Wiles.

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