Souter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Souter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Souter family

Profession Census Frequency
General Servant Domestic 12
Bricklayer Labourer 7
General Labourer 6
Dress Maker 5
Own Means 5
Railway Clerk 5
Charwoman 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Attending School 5
Bricklayer 4
Living On Own Means 4
Domestic Servant 4
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 4
School 4
Commercial Clerk 3
Commercial Traveller 3
Painter 3
Farm Labourer 3
Dressmaker 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Shipwright 3
Ag Horseman On Farm 3
Apprentice 2
Tailor 2
Plumber 2

Souter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Steer 50% 25,919
2 Easter 50% 10,168
3 Suter 83% 6,430
4 Souter 100% 4,908
5 Star 50% 2,594
6 Store 33% 1,928
7 Sutter 67% 1,814
8 Stear 50% 1,732
9 Steere 33% 960
10 Stour 50% 940
11 Auster 50% 747
12 Seater 67% 712
13 Stair 33% 603
14 Soutar 83% 507
15 Sutor 67% 491
16 Stare 33% 476
17 Ester 50% 445
18 Aster 50% 411
19 Oster 67% 308
20 Sater 67% 306
21 Sture 50% 233
22 Storie 33% 226
23 Seatree 43% 192
24 Stier 50% 144
25 Starie 17% 134
26 Stoor 33% 132
27 Stur 50% 132
28 Suiter 67% 127
29 Sauter 83% 122
30 Suttor 50% 106

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The surname Souter is the 4th most popular variant of Steer.

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