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 in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Offless? popularity and diffusion
Offless is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Offless reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England it is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 30 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 28 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 38 percent reside and Wales, where 5 percent reside.
Offless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Offless has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Offless last name expanded 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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