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Annal Surname Meaning

Probably in many cases a reduced form of Arnald; see Arnold and for the assimilation of -r- to the following -n- and loss of final [d] see Ennals. With the examples cited below compare Bessie Arnald 1571 in IGI (Dunfermline, Fife); Isabell Arnell 1681 in IGI (Saint Andrews and Saint Leonards, Fife); Thomas Arnold 1626 in IGI (Birmingham, Warwicks); Thomas Arnold 1763 in IGI (Well, NR Yorks); John Arnold 1585 in IGI (Chichester, Sussex); Tho. Arnold 1709 in IGI (Deal, Kent).

However, some of the bearers listed below may belong with (2). Alternatively, in Warwicks and Kent, the name could be a reduced form of Hanwell from Hanwell (Oxon) or Hanwell (Middx). A surname from the Oxon place-name is on record in Oxon and Warwicks since medieval times.

Compare John Hanwell 1607, William Anwell 1761 in IGI (Birmingham, Warwicks); Robert Hanwell 1573 in IGI (Borden, Kent); Sten Handwell 1582 in IGI (Willesborough, Kent); Xpo Handwell 1584 in IGI (Staplehurst, Kent); Mary Handwell 1600 in IGI (Sandwich, Kent); Will'm. Anwell 1629 in IGI (Ashford, Kent).

However, Anwell and Han(d)well may be hypercorrect expansions of Annall from Arnold in (1).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Annal families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Annal family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Annal families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 45 Annal families living in Yorkshire. This was about 48% of all the recorded Annal's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Annal families in 1891.
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What did your Annal ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Milk Roundsman and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Annal. 50% of Annal men worked as a Milk Roundsman and 83% of Annal women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Annal were Engineering Fitter and Woollen Twister.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Milk Roundsman
    50%
  • Engineering Fitter
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    83%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    9%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Woollen Twister
    5%

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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Annal life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1980, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Annal in 1963 was 83, and 78 in 2003.

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