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
School 118
Farm Labourer 16
Private Means 15
Cotton Weaver 13
Farmer 12
General Servant (domestic) 10
General Labourer 9
Clerk 7
At Home 7
Joiner 7
Dressmaker 6
Weaver 6
Iron Ore Miner 5
No Occupation 5
Scholar 5
Bank Clerk 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Domestic Servant 4
Gardener Domestic 4
Charwoman 4
Labourer 4
Farm Servant 4
Sewing Machinist Tailoring 4
Farmer Son Working On Form 3
Joiner & Wheelwright 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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