Pender Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pender Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pender family

Profession Census Frequency
School 61
Private Means 10
Farm Labourer 10
Fisherman 10
Farmer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Weaver 5
General Labourer 4
Labourer 4
Boarding House Keeper 4
Drapers Assistant 3
Commercial Traveller 3
Dressmaker 3
Housekeeper 3
Ladies Maid (domestic) 2
At Home 2
Clerk 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Compositor 2
Dock Labourer 2
Fish & Chip Dealer 2
Scholar 2
Blacksmith Horseshoer 2
Joiner 2
Atending School 2

Pender Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pinder 83% 22,820
2 Pounder 71% 6,764
3 Pender 100% 5,361
4 Ponder 83% 3,175
5 Pindar 67% 970
6 Pander 83% 132

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The surname Pender is the 3rd most popular variant of Pinder.

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