Wales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wales family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 36
General Servant Domestic 28
Living On Own Means 26
Scholar 17
Cook Domestic 16
Dress Maker 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cotton Weaver 14
Farmer 14
Bricklayer 12
Coal Miner Hewer 11
Brick Layer 10
Carpenter 10
Painter 10
House Painter 9
Housemaid Domestic 9
Butcher 8
Railway Porter 8
Grocer 7
House Maid Domestic 7
School 7
Blacksmith 6
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Dressmaker 6
Tailor 6

Wales Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Wales is the 2nd most popular variant of Wiles.

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