Sunderland Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sunderland Name Meaning: Habitational name from any of the places with this name. This derives its name from old English sundor 'separate' + land 'land'.

This is an English medieval surname.The above states that its land separated from a main estate.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sunderland Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sunderland family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 634
Cotton Weaver 107
Worsted Weaver 89
Coal Miner 39
Worsted Spinner 33
Dress Maker 29
House Keeper 24
General Labourer 18
Joiner 16
Woollen Weaver 16
Domestic Servant 15
Carter 14
Cotton Winder 14
Stone Mason 14
Annuitant 13
Cotton Spinner 13
Grocer 13
Butcher 12
Cotton Piecer 12
Cloth Weaver 10
Labourer 9
Weaver Cotton 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Stone Quarry Man 9
Weaver Worsted 9

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