Wead Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wead family

Profession Census Frequency
General Dealer Tea 1
Boatsman 1
Scholar 1
Seaman's Cook 1
Tanner 1
Sales Man 1
Charwoman 1
Retired Edge Tool Worker 1
Worsted Wool Man 1

Wead Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wood 50% 662,957
2 Wade 50% 87,141
3 Weed 75% 2,171
4 Wide 25% 1,219
5 Waud 50% 942
6 Waid 50% 926
7 Waide 40% 905
8 Woode 40% 410
9 Awde 0% 269
10 Wead 100% 142
11 Wode 25% 133
12 Wad 75% 132
13 Wood House 20% 129
14 Wied 50% 126
15 Waude 40% 111

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The surname Wead is the 10th most popular variant of Wood.

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