Nance 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 4
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 123
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 10
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 6
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 3
London 17
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 20

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Nance Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nance family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
Tin Miner 5
Mine Agents Daur 4
Carpenter 3
Dress Maker 3
House Servant 3
Carrier 2
Farmer Of 2 Acres 2
Labourer 2
Mine Agents Son 2
Stamps Girl 2
School 2
Sickle Smith 2
Superannuated Coast Guard 2
Annuitant 1
Boot Maker 1
Boot & Shoe Maker 1
Rector Of Old Romney 1
Railway Labourer 1
File Hardener 1
Fork Filer 1
Scissor Smith 1
Shoe Maker 1
Sickle Holden 1
Visitor 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Nance

Name Census Frequency
William Nance 136
Mary Nance 123
John Nance 120
Elizabeth Nance 95
James Nance 70
Thomas Nance 69
Jane Nance 47
Richard Nance 39
Eliza Nance 35
Henry Nance 33
Sarah Nance 33
George Nance 31
Charles Nance 30
Ann Nance 28
Emma Nance 27
Emily Nance 22
Ellen Nance 21
Annie Nance 20
Catherine Nance 20
Martha Nance 20
Francis Nance 18
Grace Nance 18
Arthur Nance 17
Edith Nance 17
Frances Nance 16

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