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 177
Agricultural Labourer 26
General Labourer 22
General Servant Domestic 12
Living On Own Means 11
Domestic Servant 10
Laundress 10
Coal Miner 9
General Servant 8
Labourer 8
Farm Labourer 7
Dress Maker 7
General Domestic Servant 6
Shoe Maker 6
Gardener 5
Clerk 5
Carpenter 5
Police Constable 4
Bricklayer's Labourer 4
Charwoman 4
Thatcher 4
Publican 3
Draper Assistant 3
Char Woman 3
Brass Worker 3

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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