Offless Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Offless Surname User-submission:
There are two possible meanings, the first being derived from someone who would have worked in a slaughterhouse, shoveling guts and offal from the floors. The other possible meaning might derive from 'King Offa' the Saxon, Mercian king of 8/9th century.
Read More About This SurnameOffless Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
Offless Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are two possible meanings, the first being derived from someone who would have worked in a slaughterhouse, shoveling guts and offal from the floors. The other possible meaning might derive from 'King Offa' the Saxon, Mercian king of 8/9th century. He built Offa's Dyke, to keep the Welsh from attaching Mercian/Saxon farms and villages.
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Average Offless Salary in
England
£23,741
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Offless Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Offless Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Offless occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Offless? popularity and diffusion
Offless is the 2,168,711th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Offless are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Offless is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Offless is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 30 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 28 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 38 percent live and Wales, where 5 percent live.
Offless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Offless has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 391 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Offless Last Name Statistics demography
Offless earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.75% more than the national average, earning $60,985 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offles | 92 | 2 | / |
| Effless | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoffles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ofles | 83 | 2 | / |
| Offle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Offley | 77 | 669 | / |
| Offleh | 77 | 125 | / |
| Offler | 77 | 92 | / |
| Offlee | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ouffle | 77 | 19 | / |
| Offlex | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oflesh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Goffle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoffle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hofles | 77 | 0 | / |
| Effles | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ofle | 73 | 1,307 | / |
| Hoffler | 71 | 722 | / |
| Gouffle | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hoffels | 71 | 8 | / |
| Goffley | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hofflie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goffils | 71 | 1 | / |
| Offelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoffley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hofflet | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ofleh | 67 | 962 | / |
| Oofle | 67 | 547 | / |
| Hofle | 67 | 204 | / |
| Hoffleit | 67 | 111 | / |
| Affle | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ofler | 67 | 57 | / |
| Oufle | 67 | 17 | / |
| Afles | 67 | 4 | / |
| Offla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaffleys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hofflett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oflet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ofels | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoffleid | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oflee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Offiller | 67 | 0 | / |
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