Year 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 1
Dorset 3
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 1
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Year Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Year family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2
Gents Hosiers Assistant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Plumber Jobbing 1
Laundry Maid 1
Housekeeper 1
Farm Carter 1
Milker At Dairy 1
Stoker 1
Jewellery Gardener 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Year

Name Census Frequency
William Year 16
John Year 13
Mary Year 13
Jane Year 9
Elizabeth Year 8
James Year 8
Emily Year 7
George Year 7
Sarah Year 7
Thomas Year 7
Annie Year 5
Henry Year 5
Ellen Year 4
Frederick Year 4
Robert Year 4
Ann Year 3
Arthur Year 3
Charles Year 3
Edward Year 3
Emma Year 3
Margaret Year 3
Samuel Year 3
Alice Year 2
Bridget Year 2
Fanny Year 2

Year Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eyre 25% 25,456
2 Ayre 0% 12,314
3 Ayer 50% 1,077
4 Yare 50% 830
5 Eyer 50% 477
6 Year 100% 205
7 Yore 25% 156

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The surname Year is the 6th most popular variant of Eyre.

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