Sister Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sister Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sister family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 26
Religious 10
Sister Of Mercy 8
Domestic Servant 6
General Servant 3
None 3
Tailor 2
Dress Maker 2
Farm Bailiff 2
School Mistress 2
Artificial Florist 1
Compositor 1
General Merchants Clerk 1
General Servant Domestic 1
House Maid Servant 1
Ladies Domestic Servant 1
Merchant German 1
Nil 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Coach Builder 1
Engine Driver Cotton Mill 1
Foreign Governess British Subject 1
Grocer 1
Inn Keeper 1
Retired Turner 1

Sister Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sister 100% 1,789
2 Souster 71% 1,400
3 Assiter 57% 482
4 Sester 83% 390
5 Cyster 67% 295
6 Cystor 50% 269
7 Suester 71% 209

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

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