Sole Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sole Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sole family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 36
Female Servant 17
Labourer 8
Independent 7
Tailor 6
Ag Lab 6
Male Servant 5
Ag Labourer 3
Gardener 3
Wheelwright 3
Joiner 2
Servant 2
Shipwright Apprentice 2
Tallow Chandler 2
Independant 2
Dress Maker 2
Engineer 2
Not Known 2
Sailmaker 2
Brick Layer 2
Carpenter 2
Porter 2
Boarder 1
Carpenter Journeyman 1
Gate Keeper 1

Sole Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seal 25% 17,060
2 Sale 75% 15,533
3 Saul 25% 9,690
4 Slee 50% 8,358
5 Seale 60% 6,004
6 Sole 100% 5,637
7 Seel 25% 2,139
8 Soul 50% 1,988
9 Isle 50% 1,329
10 Sail 25% 883
11 Soal 50% 871
12 Soule 80% 446
13 Soole 80% 373
14 Sowle 80% 302
15 Easlea 33% 248
16 Saile 60% 206
17 Soall 60% 137
18 Sala 50% 122
19 Soull 60% 117
20 Slie 50% 110

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The surname Sole is the 6th most popular variant of Seal.

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