Sinclair Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sinclair Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sinclair family

Profession Census Frequency
School 527
Private Means 71
None 34
Clerk 31
Dressmaker 31
At Home 29
General Labourer 25
General Servant (domestic) 25
Labourer 25
House Painter 20
Housekeeper 16
Domestic Servant 15
Coal Miner Hewer 15
Farm Labourer 14
Tailoress 14
Farmer 14
Commercial Traveller 13
Student 13
Nil 12
Scholar 12
Dock Labourer 12
Joiner 12
Assisting In The Business 11
Cook 11
Shop Assistant 11

Sinclair Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sinclair 100% 22,956
2 Sinclare 75% 246
3 Sinclar 88% 141
4 Sinclaire 89% 128

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

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