Sanderson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sanderson Name Meaning: Comes from "son of Alexander"

The name was first introduced into Britain circa 1050. As a surname \"Alexanders Son\" first appears in Scotland in the mid 15th Century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sanderson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sanderson family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 934
House Servant 182
Agricultural Labourer 175
At Home 96
Coal Miner 72
Labourer 71
Farm Labourer 69
Dress Maker 50
Annuitant 47
Farm Servant 47
Servant 41
House Keeper 39
Tailor 35
Farmers Son 33
General Servant 30
Pauper 29
Woollen Weaver 26
Blacksmith 23
Farmer's Son 23
Wife Of Above 23
Farmers Wife 22
Shoe Maker 22
Farmer 21
Grocer 20
Ag Lab 20

Sanderson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sanderson 100% 78,650
2 Saunderson 90% 6,220
3 Sunderson 89% 789
4 Sinderson 89% 363

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The surname Sanderson is the most popular version of all its varients

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