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
Scholar 17
Labourer 3
Farm Servant 2
Assistant 2
Coal Miner 2
General Labourer 2
Insurance Agent 2
Lawyer 2
Soldier Private 1
Brust Bounders Labourer 1
Clerk C C 1
Cook 1
Cotton Operative 1
Draper Apprentice 1
Domestic Servant 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Waitress Assistant 1
Charwoman 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Engineer Fitter 1
Farm Labourer 1
Grocer Out Of Employ 1
Stationers Boy 1
Draper Assistant 1
No Occupation 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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