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 3,979
Agricultural Labourer 448
General Labourer 431
Domestic Servant 251
Living On Own Means 221
Dress Maker 204
Farm Labourer 180
Coal Miner 175
Labourer 169
Laundress 162
General Servant Domestic 156
General Servant 145
Farmer 138
Gardener 118
Carpenter 117
Living On Her Own Means 113
General Domestic Servant 75
House Keeper 75
Carman 65
Dressmaker 60
Cook Domestic Servant 60
Grocer 59
Painter 56
Tailoress 55
Butcher 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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