Weigh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 10
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 3
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 7
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 11
Warwickshire 6
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 16
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Weigh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Weigh family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 6
Independent 4
Female Servant 4
Farmer 3
Labourer 2
Painter 2
Cotton Doubler 2
Musician 1
Peanor Forte Tuner 1
Doubler 1
Furrier 1
Fs 1
Helper 1
Ms 1
Coal Miner Miner Carrier 1
Hatter Journeyman 1
Miner 1
Shop Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Weigh

Name Census Frequency
William Weigh 87
Mary Weigh 80
John Weigh 69
Thomas Weigh 47
Elizabeth Weigh 46
Sarah Weigh 41
Robert Weigh 38
Jane Weigh 32
George Weigh 31
Joseph Weigh 31
Edward Weigh 30
Martha Weigh 28
Samuel Weigh 19
Arthur Weigh 18
Hannah Weigh 18
Alfred Weigh 17
Ann Weigh 16
Edwin Weigh 15
Annie Weigh 14
Peter Weigh 14
Eliza Weigh 13
Margaret Weigh 12
James Weigh 11
Richard Weigh 10
Stephen Weigh 10

Weigh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Way 20% 25,241
2 Waugh 60% 18,598
3 Weigh 100% 1,068
4 Wey 40% 808
5 Waye 20% 741
6 Waigh 80% 272
7 Wough 60% 175
8 Whay 20% 163

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The surname Weigh is the 3rd most popular variant of Way.

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