Sayers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sayers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sayers family

Profession Census Frequency
School 469
Farm Labourer 57
General Labourer 25
General Servant (domestic) 25
Private Means 21
None 19
Carpenter 17
Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 16
Laundress 16
Charwoman 15
General Servant Domestic 15
Coal Miner Hewer 15
Gardener Domestic 14
Gardener (domestic) 14
At Home 13
At School 13
House Painter 13
Housemaid (domestic) 13
Dressmaker 12
Cook 11
Errand Boy 11
House Keeper 11
General Servant 11
Bricklayer 10

Sayers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sayers 100% 21,237
2 Syers 83% 1,545
3 Syres 50% 625
4 Sayres 67% 282
5 Seyers 83% 161

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

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