Saunders Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Saunders Name Meaning: From the medieval name Saunder, which is a form of Alexander.

From the medieval name Saunder, which is a form of Alexander.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Saunders Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Saunders family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5,020
Agricultural Labourer 763
General Labourer 363
Dress Maker 284
Labourer 272
Domestic Servant 250
General Servant 238
Laundress 220
Farm Labourer 158
Carpenter 141
Coal Miner 123
General Servant Domestic 109
Annuitant 101
Charwoman 82
Gardener 81
Carman 74
House Keeper 73
Tailor 72
Baker 65
Bricklayer 65
No Occupation 60
Cook 58
None 55
Housemaid 53
Servant 53

Saunders Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Saunders 100% 175,052
2 Sanders 88% 104,975
3 Saundres 75% 1,437
4 Sunders 88% 1,218
5 Sandars 75% 772
6 Sounders 88% 597
7 Sandres 63% 314
8 Sainders 88% 185
9 Sawnders 88% 151
10 Senders 75% 106

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

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