Were Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Were Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Were family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Agricultural Labourer 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farmer 2
Living On Own Means 2
Domestic Servant 2
Char Woman 1
Living On Means 1
Pauper 1
Servant 1
Servant Farm 1
Mason 1
Draper Assistant 1
Agriculture Labourer 1
Brickyard Labourer 1
Dress Maker Assistant 1
Dressmaker 1
Errand Boy 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Pottery Dealer 1
Retired Farmer 1
Solicitor 1
Weaver 1
General Dress Maker 1
Wire Worker 1

Were Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ware 75% 38,178
2 Weir 50% 10,233
3 Wroe 50% 8,000
4 Wear 50% 7,626
5 Weare 80% 4,826
6 Wire 75% 3,136
7 Ewer 50% 2,590
8 Wier 50% 1,314
9 Were 100% 1,130
10 Weer 50% 785
11 Woore 60% 753
12 Ower 50% 547
13 War 50% 376
14 Wair 25% 323
15 Woor 25% 287
16 Whurr 40% 285
17 Wore 75% 236
18 Wara 50% 210
19 Wooer 40% 179
20 Weaire 67% 168
21 Whur 25% 164

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The surname Were is the 9th most popular variant of Ware.

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