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

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

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

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Saunders 88% 175,052
2 Sanders 100% 104,975
3 Saundres 63% 1,437
4 Sunders 86% 1,218
5 Sannders 88% 853
6 Sandars 86% 772
7 Sounders 75% 597
8 Sandres 71% 314
9 Sainders 88% 185
10 Senders 86% 106

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The surname Sanders is the 2nd most popular variant of Saunders.

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