Hails Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hails Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hails family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 65
Coal Miner 11
Dress Maker 4
Butcher 4
Tailor's Cutter 3
Baker Assistant 3
At School 3
Living On Own Means 2
House Keeper 2
Gas Stoker 2
Compositor 2
General Labourer 2
Rivetter 2
Nurse 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Dressmaker 2
Domestic Servant 2
General Servant 2
Yard Labourer 2
Errand Boy 2
Living On His Own Means 2
Potter Hallow Ware Pressor Earih 2
General Domestic Servant 1
Domestic Gardener 1
Boot Keeper 1

Hails Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hales 60% 31,923
2 Hulse 40% 11,819
3 Hiles 60% 6,837
4 Hayles 67% 6,172
5 Halse 60% 3,939
6 Hailes 83% 3,761
7 Hails 100% 2,761
8 Heales 50% 2,020
9 Holes 40% 1,634
10 Heels 60% 974
11 Heelis 50% 890
12 Heelas 50% 715
13 Heals 60% 462
14 Hoiles 67% 462
15 Halles 67% 304
16 Hules 40% 220
17 Heeles 50% 200
18 Hils 80% 166
19 Hols 60% 161
20 Hals 80% 160
21 Hooles 50% 143
22 Hayls 80% 131
23 Healas 50% 119
24 Helas 40% 118
25 Halis 60% 110
26 Heles 40% 108

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The surname Hails is the 7th most popular variant of Hales.

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