Work Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Work Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Work family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Labourer 3
Laundress 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Char Woman 2
Seaman 2
Machine Nail Cutter 2
General Labourer 2
Farmer 55 Acres 2 Labourer 1
Proprietor Of House Trend Broker 1
Mason 1
Childrens Nurse 1
Book Keeper 1
Cotton Weaver 1
House Keeper 1
Overlooker Cotton Loom 1
Apprentice 1
Ship Carpenter 1
Carter 1
Surveyor 1
Market Porter 1
Railway Lab 1
Machine Smith 1
Machine Smith's Wife 1
Nursemaid 1

Work Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wark 75% 1,453
2 Work 100% 892
3 Wrake 40% 523
4 Warke 60% 155

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The surname Work is the 2nd most popular variant of Wark.

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