Whire Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 4
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Whire Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whire family

Profession Census Frequency
Assistant Matron 1
Pedlar 1
Chair Womank 1
Salesman 1
Card Fitter 1
Horse Driver 1
Inspector Of Provender 1
Boot Machiresr 1
Leather Dresser 1
Shoe Machinest 1
Shoe Operator 1
Storeman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Whire

Name Census Frequency
Mary Whire 10
George Whire 7
John Whire 7
Elizabeth Whire 5
Henry Whire 5
James Whire 5
Annie Whire 4
Walter Whire 4
William Whire 4
Alfred Whire 3
Ann Whire 3
Eliza Whire 3
Hannah Whire 3
Jane Whire 3
Maria Whire 3
Sarah Whire 3
Thomas Whire 3
Edward Whire 2
Emily Whire 2
Emma Whire 2
Ernest Whire 2
Flora Whire 2
Martha Whire 2
Robert Whire 2
Samuel Whire 2

Whire Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whear 40% 1,133
2 Whare 80% 203
3 Whur 60% 164
4 Whire 100% 136
5 Wheare 67% 127

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The surname Whire is the 4th most popular variant of Whear.

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