Staff Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Staff Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Staff family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 48
Agricultural Labourer 39
House Servant 13
At Home 10
Weaver 9
Shoe Maker 9
Servant 8
Labourer 7
Pauper 7
Lucifer Match Maker Employing 7 Boy And 8 Girl 6
Farm Labourer 5
Boot Maker 5
General Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 4
Laundress 4
Seamstress 4
Agricultural Labourer's Daughter 4
House Keeper 3
Excavator 3
Housemaid 3
Charwoman 3
Scholar At Home 3
Errand Boy 2
House Maid 2
Journeyman Bricklayer 2

Staff Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stiff 80% 7,429
2 Staff 100% 6,857
3 Eastaff 71% 557
4 Steff 80% 529
5 Stuff 80% 362
6 Stoff 80% 260
7 Stiffe 67% 113

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The surname Staff is the 2nd most popular variant of Stiff.

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