Whaler Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whaler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whaler family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Farm Daur 3
Farm Labourer 3
Farmers Daur 3
Labourer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Farm Wife 2
Fitters Wife 1
Iron Ore Miner 1
Boatmaker 1
Errand Boy 1
Bricklayer 1
Governess 1
Inn Keeper 1
Farmer 200 Acres Employing 4 Labourer 2 Owner 1
Farmers Son 1
Farmers Wife 1
Barmaid 1
Cook 1
Pensioner 1
Straw Bonnet Maker 1
Domestic Servant 1
Farm Lab 1
Wheel Wright 1

Whaler Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wheeler 71% 132,221
2 Whaler 100% 780
3 Whealer 86% 691
4 Wheler 83% 627
5 Whaller 86% 474
6 Wheelar 57% 261
7 Waylor 50% 227
8 Wheelor 57% 188
9 Whiler 83% 118
10 Whelar 67% 107
11 Wayler 67% 102

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The surname Whaler is the 2nd most popular variant of Wheeler.

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