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 193
Cotton Weaver 18
Agricultural Labourer 17
General Domestic Servant 12
Living On Own Means 11
General Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 9
Farmer 8
Assistant 8
Farm Servant 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Shoe Maker 7
Labourer 6
Dress Maker 6
Carpenter 5
Laundress 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Confectioner 4
Clerk 4
Joiner 4
Living On Her Own Means 4
Gardener 4
Bricklayer 4
Cotton Winder 4
General Servant 4

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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