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
General Labourer 424
Living On Own Means 347
General Servant Domestic 264
Scholar 246
Dress Maker 225
Cook Domestic 179
Agricultural Labourer 167
Farmer 157
Laundress Wash 138
Carpenter 123
Domestic Servant 118
Housemaid Domestic 116
Gardener Domestic 90
House Maid Domestic 90
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 84
Dressmaker 70
Servant Domestic 69
Bricklayer Labourer 67
Charwoman 67
Bricklayer 65
Coal Miner Hewer 58
House Keeper Domestic 55
Laundress 54
Nurse Domestic 54
Tailor 54

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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