Gelder Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gelder Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gelder family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 80
Agricultural Labourer 16
Worsted Spinner 8
Coal Miner 6
General Servant 5
Labourer 5
Farmer's Son 4
Farmers Daughter 4
Farmers Son 4
Plaiter 3
Farmer 3
Servant 3
Farm Labourer 3
Farm Labourer Daur 3
Farm Servant 3
Farmer's Wife 3
Stone Flag Facer 3
Stone Mason 3
Table Knife Cutter 3
Farmer's Daur 2
Gardener 2
House Keeper 2
Milliner 2
Painter 2
Rag Dealer Employing 6 Woman 2

Gelder Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gilder 83% 6,842
2 Golder 83% 6,071
3 Gelder 100% 4,850
4 Goulder 71% 3,172
5 Guilder 71% 820
6 Galder 83% 108
7 Gaulder 71% 103

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The surname Gelder is the 3rd most popular variant of Gilder.

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