Wilse Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wilse Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wilse family

Profession Census Frequency
None 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Ironmongers Assistant 1
Brewery Clerk 1
Moulder 1

Wilse Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 60% 20,946
2 Wales 40% 19,433
3 Wailes 50% 2,277
4 Wilce 80% 1,597
5 Owles 20% 1,445
6 Wooles 33% 499
7 Wools 40% 477
8 Ewles 20% 370
9 Weals 40% 368
10 Walis 40% 332
11 Wils 80% 258
12 Weels 40% 223
13 Woolas 33% 213
14 Weles 40% 201
15 Ewels 40% 200
16 Wails 60% 160
17 Wels 60% 155
18 Weales 33% 146
19 Wilsea 83% 145
20 Wilis 60% 142
21 Wals 60% 129
22 Wilse 100% 116

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The surname Wilse is the 22nd most popular variant of Wiles.

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