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Steele Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from Middle English stele ‘steel’, hence a nickname for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or metonymic occupational name for a foundry worker.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Seele, Sterle, Staple, Stoebe, Skeel, Steel, Selle, Steil, Sweere

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Steele Family Origin

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Steele Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    5%

  • Coal Miner

    3%

  • Labourer

    2%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    2%

In 1881, the most common Steele occupation in the UK was Farmer. 5% of Steele's were Farmers. Farmer, Coal Miner and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Steele. A less common occupation for the Steele family was Agricultural Labourer.

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Steele Historical Records

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Steele Life Expectancy

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Ella Fitzgerald1918 - 1996 (78)
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