Whales Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whales Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whales family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 27
Carpenter 10
Agricultural Labourer 7
House Servant 5
Schollar 4
Nurse 3
Dress Maker 3
Saddler 2
General Servant 2
Domestic Servant 2
Porter 2
Receiving Parish Relief 2
Servant 2
Blacksmith 2
House Keeper 2
Laundress 2
Sailor 2
Ribbon Weaver 2
Chemical Labourer 1
Clerk Hell Railway Department 1
Farmer 60 Acres 1 Men And 1boy 1
Carter 1
Dairy Maid 1
Farmer Of 115 Acres Employing 1 Man & 2 Boys 1
Farmer Wife 1

Whales Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wales 83% 19,433
2 Whiles 83% 2,369
3 Wailes 67% 2,277
4 Whales 100% 1,817
5 Wheeles 71% 419
6 Wheels 50% 337
7 Wheals 67% 296
8 Wayles 67% 211
9 Wails 50% 160

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The surname Whales is the 4th most popular variant of Wales.

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