Distributions of the MALES Surname and its Variants

The maps below show the distributions of the MALES surname and its variants across England using data extracted from the 1881 Census of England and Wales. The actual number of occurrences of the name in the census is shown.

The most recorded variant MALES is abundant in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex.

The MAYLES and MAILES  variants have similar levels of recording with MAYLES most abundant in Bedfordshire and MAILES most abundant in Herefordshire and to a lesser extent in Bedfordshire.

The least recorded variant MAILS is most abundant in Essex.