Hire Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hire Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hire family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 3
Living On Own Means 3
Shipwright 3
Bricklayer 2
Sheet Glass Cutter 2
Postal Telegraphist Clerk 2
Cook Domestic 2
Ship Carpenter 2
Cook House Keeper Domestic 1
House Keeper 1
Tailor 1
Wash Laundress 1
Army Sergeant Army Ordinance Corp 1
Attending School 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Railway Booking Clerk 1
Retired Sergeant Major Army Pensioner 1
Retired Capinert Royal Navy Offier 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Coal Miner Stoneman Below 1
Domestic Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
Farm Labourer Agricultural 1
Glove Maker 1
Glove Maker & Grocer 1

Hire Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hoare 60% 37,453
2 Hare 75% 33,037
3 Hore 75% 10,069
4 Hoar 25% 9,357
5 Ohara 40% 4,803
6 Hair 50% 4,775
7 Hara 50% 2,644
8 Ohare 60% 2,625
9 Houre 60% 1,671
10 Ahier 40% 1,603
11 Hire 100% 1,089
12 Heir 50% 1,016
13 Hora 50% 966
14 Hear 25% 963
15 Heare 60% 807
16 Hier 50% 702
17 Higher 50% 580
18 Haire 80% 564
19 Harie 60% 521
20 Hour 25% 514
21 Hoore 60% 483
22 Here 75% 259
23 Hoer 25% 217
24 Heer 25% 215
25 Hyer 25% 190
26 Har 50% 130
27 Hure 75% 128
28 Hoor 25% 114

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The surname Hire is the 11th most popular variant of Hoare.

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