Sanders Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Sanders Name Meaning : The name is a patronymic of the given name 'sander',a reduced form of 'Alexander'.
Alexander is classical Greek for 'Alexandros',originaly meant 'repulser of men'/'enemy'.Its popularity during the middle ages was mainly due to known conquerer 'Alexander the great'.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
132
264
396
528
660
792
923
1055
1187
1319
1451
Buckinghamshire
162
Brecknockshire
66
Cambridgeshire
100
Cardiganshire
1
Channel Islands
32
Cheshire
180
Carmarthenshire
24
Cornwall
348
Cumberland
20
Derbyshire
268
Devon
1,583
Dorset
23
Durham
100
Essex
212
Flintshire
26
Glamorgan
45
Gloucestershire
263
Hampshire
123
Herefordshire
107
Hertfordshire
177
Hunts and Rutland
64
Isle of Man
2
Kent
249
Lancashire
246
Leicestershire
158
Lincolnshire
106
London
1,401
Middlesex
81
Montgomeryshire
1
Monmouthshire
103
Northumberland
14
Norfolk
20
Northamptonshire
277
Nottinghamshire
127
Oxfordshire
88
Pembrokeshire
32
Radnorshire
4
Shropshire
71
Suffolk
21
Somerset
112
Surrey
249
Sussex
85
Staffordshire
638
Warwickshire
473
Westmorland
15
Wiltshire
29
Worcestershire
362
Yorkshire
171
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Merionethshire
0
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Sanders Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Sanders family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
545
Female Servant
364
Independent
262
Male Servant
159
Labourer
147
Farmer
139
Shoe Maker
74
Carpenter
70
Tailor
55
Dress Maker
43
Gardener
40
Apprentice
28
Clerk
26
Butcher
23
Blacksmith
23
Nailor
23
Mariner
23
Servant
22
Mason
22
Grocer
19
Weaver
19
Lace Maker
18
Publican
18
Cotton Spinner
18
Ag Labourer
17
Most Frequent Forenames for Sanders
Name
Census Frequency
William Sanders
7,386
Mary Sanders
7,041
John Sanders
6,197
Elizabeth Sanders
4,693
Thomas Sanders
3,939
George Sanders
3,452
Sarah Sanders
3,396
James Sanders
3,188
Ann Sanders
2,430
Henry Sanders
2,280
Charles Sanders
2,023
Jane Sanders
1,800
Joseph Sanders
1,761
Eliza Sanders
1,578
Emma Sanders
1,462
Frederick Sanders
1,322
Samuel Sanders
1,288
Ellen Sanders
1,269
Richard Sanders
1,236
Annie Sanders
1,181
Alice Sanders
1,163
Emily Sanders
1,159
Alfred Sanders
1,083
Edward Sanders
1,029
Arthur Sanders
958
Sanders Surname Variants Ranking
Did you know?
The surname Sanders is the
2nd most popular variant of Saunders.