San Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

San Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the San family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 2
Washer Woman 1
Waterman 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Farmer 1
Weaver 1

San Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eason 40% 9,530
2 Ison 50% 5,699
3 Snee 25% 1,649
4 Soane 60% 1,388
5 Soan 75% 781
6 Son 67% 777
7 Sone 50% 472
8 Sane 75% 466
9 Soon 50% 410
10 Sean 75% 374
11 Sen 67% 300
12 Sun 67% 286
13 Sine 50% 253
14 Sain 75% 199
15 Easen 40% 174
16 Auson 40% 156
17 Esan 75% 125
18 Saine 60% 120
19 Ason 50% 116
20 San 100% 101

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The surname San is the 20th most popular variant of Eason.

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