Wearing Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wearing Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wearing family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 184
Agricultural Labourer 25
Annuitant 12
Cotton Weaver 10
Farm Servant Indoor 8
Labourer 8
General Servant 7
Bricklayer 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Domestic Servant 5
General Labourer 5
Carpenter 4
General Servant Domestic 4
No Occupation 4
Butcher 4
Dress Maker 4
Farm Labourer 4
Farmers Son 4
Labourer Wife 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Grocer 3
Plumber 3
Shoe Maker 3
Winder Cotton Mill 3
Brass Caster 3

Wearing Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waring 86% 27,122
2 Wareing 71% 9,854
3 Wearing 100% 7,073
4 Wring 71% 694
5 Wringe 57% 309

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The surname Wearing is the 3rd most popular variant of Waring.

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