Whale Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whale Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whale family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 69
Female Servant 62
Labourer 24
Shoe Maker 17
Independent 17
Male Servant 14
Carpenter 9
Wheel Wright 7
Farmer 6
Trimming M 5
Gardener 4
Widow 4
Servant 4
Apprentice 4
Baker 4
Cooper 4
Waterman 3
Blacksmith 3
Game Keeper 3
Yeoman 3
Fs 2
Green Grocer 2
Ind 2
Pudler 2
Ribbon Weaver Journeyman 2

Whale Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wale 80% 12,786
2 Whale 100% 12,604
3 While 80% 5,820
4 Wheal 60% 2,517
5 Wheel 40% 1,462
6 Wheale 83% 1,154
7 Whole 80% 471
8 Waile 60% 380
9 Wheele 67% 342
10 Wail 40% 244
11 Walle 60% 210
12 Wayle 60% 164

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The surname Whale is the 2nd most popular variant of Wale.

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