Anchor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Anchor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Anchor family

Profession Census Frequency
General Servant Domestic 4
General Labourer 3
Card Room Hand 2
Domestic Servant 2
Living On Own Means 2
Apprentice Plumber 1
Assistant House Keeper 1
Card Room Hand Cotton Mill 1
Carver Of Gilder 1
Coal Hewer 1
Cotton Recter 1
Cotton Reeler Cotton Winder 1
Draper Clerk 1
Errand Boy 1
Fitter In Mill 1
Foreman Plumber 1
Hooker In Warehouse 1
Iron Labourer 1
Journeyman 1
Picture Frame Maker 1
Railway Conference Inspector 1
Weaver Cotton 1
Brick Layer's Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Painter House 1

Anchor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Anker 50% 2,748
2 Anchor 100% 715
3 Ancher 83% 400
4 Incher 67% 125

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The surname Anchor is the 2nd most popular variant of Anker.

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