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
School 3,614
Farm Labourer 389
General Labourer 329
General Servant (domestic) 228
Private Means 225
Dressmaker 196
Labourer 185
None 159
Farmer 157
Domestic Servant 148
Clerk 143
Laundress 130
Coal Miner Hewer 120
Carman 101
Carpenter 96
Bricklayer 93
House Painter 92
At Home 90
Housemaid (domestic) 88
Old Age Pensioner 87
At School 84
Charwoman 81
Dress Maker 81
Shop Assistant 81
Gardener (domestic) 80

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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