Delves 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 44
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 0
Devon 15
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 36
Lancashire 19
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 40
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 48
Suffolk 2
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 60
Staffordshire 33
Warwickshire 7
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 11
Yorkshire 55

Wales

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

Delves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Delves family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 18
Female Servant 14
Independent 12
Male Servant 11
Silk Weaver 7
Weaver 6
Shoe Maker 6
Labourer 6
Nail Maker 6
Butcher 5
Farmer 4
Wool Comber 4
Servant 2
Tailor 2
Apprentice 2
Carrier 2
Daughter Drummer Delves 2
Heald Knitter 2
Baker 2
Dress Maker 2
Moulder 2
Brick Maker 2
Miner 2
Miner Laborer 2
Coal Dealer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Delves

Name Census Frequency
William Delves 273
Mary Delves 271
John Delves 229
Elizabeth Delves 187
Sarah Delves 172
Thomas Delves 171
Joseph Delves 142
George Delves 132
Ann Delves 113
James Delves 101
Henry Delves 94
Samuel Delves 84
Emma Delves 73
Jane Delves 66
Emily Delves 65
Charles Delves 64
Edward Delves 58
Frederick Delves 58
Annie Delves 55
Alice Delves 53
Ellen Delves 52
Eliza Delves 49
Margaret Delves 47
Martha Delves 44
Maria Delves 43

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