Southern Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Southern Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Southern family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 50
Coal Miner Hewer 40
General Labourer 39
Cotton Weaver 34
General Servant Domestic 31
Coal Hewer 23
Scholar 19
Farmer 16
Dress Maker 15
Coal Miner Chewer 15
Laundress Wash 14
Cotton Spinner 12
Domestic Servant 12
Charwoman 11
Cabinet Maker 10
Cotton Winder 10
House Keeper 10
Coal Miner C Heaver 9
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 9
Coal Miner 8
House Painter 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
Blacksmith 7
Gardener Domestic 7
Housemaid Domestic 7

Southern Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Southern 100% 21,396
2 Sothern 88% 1,199
3 Southorn 88% 931
4 Suthern 88% 787
5 Sotheran 75% 464
6 Sutheran 75% 447
7 Southeron 89% 336
8 Southren 75% 275
9 Southeren 89% 265
10 Southeran 89% 143
11 Suthren 63% 118
12 Southarn 88% 113

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The surname Southern is the most popular version of all its varients

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