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
Cotton Weaver 168
Living On Own Means 167
Farmer 111
General Labourer 92
General Servant Domestic 89
Coal Miner Hewer 82
Dress Maker 73
Domestic Servant 54
Scholar 54
Blacksmith 37
Agricultural Labourer 35
Dressmaker 34
Housemaid Domestic 34
Cook Domestic 32
House Keeper 30
Butcher 28
Joiner Carpenter 28
Tailor 27
House Keeper Domestic 25
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 25
Woollen Weaver 23
Coal Hewer 22
Farmers Son 22
Joiner 21
Coal Miner C Hewer 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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