Books Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Books Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Books family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 55
Coal Miner 8
Labourer 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Living On Own Means 4
House Keeper 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Carter 2
Book Shop Assistant 2
Painter 2
Domestic Servant 2
Whitesmith 2
Iron Labourer 2
Laundress 2
Mechanic 2
Porter 2
Stone Mason 2
Cape Maker 2
Pit Boy 2
Brick Maker 1
Certificated Teaching Man 1
Cotton Frame Tenter 1
Draper's Assistant 1
Dress Maker 1

Books Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Box 40% 20,446
2 Bakes 40% 5,539
3 Boakes 67% 2,420
4 Books 100% 1,072
5 Bauks 60% 487
6 Bookes 83% 418
7 Boaks 80% 392
8 Beakes 50% 354
9 Beeks 60% 329
10 Baks 60% 287
11 Beaks 60% 285
12 Buks 60% 152
13 Bukes 40% 121

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The surname Books is the 4th most popular variant of Box.

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