While Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

While Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the While family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 124
Labourer 21
Agricultural Labourer 19
General Servant 13
Domestic Servant 12
Laundress 8
Coal Miner 5
Shoe Maker 4
Farm Labourer 4
Painter 4
Lodging House Keeper 4
Lace Maker 3
Porter 3
Groom 3
Roll Turner 3
Dress Maker 3
Joiner 3
Miner 3
No Occupation 3
Labour 3
Label Cutter 3
Ribbon Weaver 3
Carpenter 2
School Master 2
Housemaid 2

While Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whale 80% 12,604
2 While 100% 5,820
3 Wheal 40% 2,517
4 Wheel 40% 1,462
5 Wheale 67% 1,154
6 Wile 80% 936
7 Wille 60% 780
8 Weil 60% 565
9 Wyle 60% 474
10 Whole 80% 471
11 Wheele 67% 342

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

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