Setter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Setter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Setter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 43
Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 6
Labourer 6
Farm Labourer 6
General Servant 5
Dress Maker 4
Servant 3
Shoe Maker 3
Private Cold" Guards 2
Sail Maker 2
Blacksmith 2
Coal Miner 2
Carpenter Journeyman 2
Farm Servant Indoor 2
Police Constable 2
Colliery Offenal C M 1
Domestic 1
Master Boot Makers Employing 1 Men 1
Agricultural Carter 1
Governess 1
Boot & Shoe Maker 1
Engineer Fitter Unemployed 1
Coffin Furniture Maker 1
Agricultural Labourer Dairymaid 1

Setter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Setter 100% 2,405
2 Sutter 83% 1,814
3 Stater 67% 1,637
4 Satter 83% 1,248
5 Seater 83% 712
6 Stoter 67% 497
7 Soutter 71% 468
8 Seatree 57% 192
9 Sotter 83% 127
10 Suttor 67% 106

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

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