World 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 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 18
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 19
Hampshire 6
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 7
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 17
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 4
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

World Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the World family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 11
House Servant 4
Laundress 2
Nurse 2
Pauper At Home 2
Servant 2
Flower Maker 2
Labourer 2
Mariner 1
Currier 1
Groom 1
Millwright 1
Shoe Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Butcher 1
Boatman Coast Guard 1
Mangling 1
Seaman 1
At Home 1
Clerk 1
General Porter 1
General Practitioner 1
Lab 1
Plasterer 1
Porter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for World

Name Census Frequency
George World 57
William World 56
John World 48
Elizabeth World 47
Mary World 38
Thomas World 31
Robert World 28
Sarah World 19
Martha World 17
Eliza World 16
James World 16
Frederick World 13
Henry World 13
Alice World 11
Annie World 11
Emily World 11
Arthur World 10
Charlotte World 10
Ellen World 10
Rebecca World 10
Edward World 9
Joseph World 9
Susan World 9
Charles World 8
Maria World 8

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