Wails Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wails Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wails family

Profession Census Frequency
Cook (domestic) 1
Carpenter Joiner Of Works 1
Coal Miner (hewer) 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Stuff Merchant 1

Wails Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 60% 20,946
2 Wales 60% 19,433
3 Wailes 83% 2,277
4 Whales 50% 1,817
5 Owles 20% 1,445
6 Wooles 50% 499
7 Wools 60% 477
8 Ewles 20% 370
9 Weals 60% 368
10 Walis 60% 332
11 Wils 80% 258
12 Weels 60% 223
13 Woolas 50% 213
14 Wayles 67% 211
15 Weles 40% 201
16 Ewels 40% 200
17 Wails 100% 160
18 Wels 60% 155
19 Weales 50% 146
20 Wilsea 50% 145
21 Wilis 60% 142
22 Wals 80% 129
23 Wilse 60% 116

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The surname Wails is the 17th most popular variant of Wiles.

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