Mother Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mother Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mother family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 20
Coal Miner 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Dress Maker 3
Cotton Spinner 2
Blacksmith 2
Braid Spinner 2
Iron Turner 2
General Servant 2
Domestic Coachman 1
Inn Keepers Merchant 1
Labourer 1
Artist In Oil 1
Coal Pit Banksman 1
Florist Assistant 1
Forest And Seedsman 1
Gardener 1
House Keeper 1
Tailor 1
Kitchenmaid Domestic Servant 1
C Traveller 1
Laborer 1
Laundress 1
Waterman 1
Living On Own Means 1

Mother Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mather 83% 46,141
2 Mother 100% 744

Did you know?

The surname Mother is the 2nd most popular variant of Mather.

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