Waste Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waste Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waste family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Agricultural Labourer 3
Labourer At Ship Yard 2
Labourer 2
Able Seaman 1
Tobaconist 1
Dress Maker 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Mason 1
Railway Good Guard 1
Shoe Maker & Grocer 1
Laundress 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Papermaker 1
Railway Engine Fireman 1
Servant 1
Jobbing Labourer 1
Domestic Duties 1
Pawn Broker 1
Pawn Brokers Assistant 1
No Occupation 1
Blacksmith 1
Grocer 1
Wife 1
Worsted Weaver 1

Waste Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 West 60% 208,129
2 Wastie 83% 862
3 Waste 100% 513
4 Wast 80% 265
5 Owst 40% 250
6 Wist 60% 185

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The surname Waste is the 3rd most popular variant of West.

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