Honess Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Honess Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Honess family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 43
Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 5
General Servant 5
Farmers Daughter 5
General Labourer 4
Carpenter 4
Work At Paper Mill 4
Laundress 3
Labourer General 2
Cooper Gunpowder Works 2
Farmers Son 2
Gardener 2
Labourer 2
Dress Maker 2
Farmer Of 550 Acres Employing 20 Labourer & 8 Boys 1
Farmers Wife 1
Foreman In Gunpowder Works 1
Foremans Wife 1
Grocer Assistant 1
House Keeper 1
Master Butcher 1
Master Carpenter Employed Son 1
Master Carpenters Son 1
Master Carpenters Wife 1

Honess Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hones 83% 3,138
2 Honess 100% 1,783
3 Heness 83% 149
4 Hohnes 67% 144

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The surname Honess is the 2nd most popular variant of Hones.

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