Gleave Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gleave Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gleave family

Profession Census Frequency
School 208
Labourer 23
Farmer 16
General Labourer 13
At Home 11
Cotton Spinner 8
None 8
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Dressmaker 7
Housekeeper 7
Scholar 7
Farm Labourer 7
Carter 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Insurance Agent 6
Joiner 6
Labourer General 6
Clerk 5
General Servant (domestic) 5
Salesman 5
Wire Worker 5
Butcher 4
Chemical Labourer 4
Cop Winder 4
Railway Clerk 4

Gleave Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gleave 100% 9,111
2 Ogilvie 29% 3,063
3 Glove 67% 935
4 Glave 83% 770
5 Gleve 83% 281

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The surname Gleave is the most popular version of all its varients

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