Southern Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Southern Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Southern family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 227
At Home 39
Agricultural Labourer 38
Coal Miner 22
House Servant 21
Labourer 19
Farm Labourer 14
House Keeper 14
Servant 13
Silk Weaver 12
Rock Salt Miner 8
Ag Labourer 8
Dress Maker 8
Blacksmith 7
Farmer 7
Wife 7
Annuitant 7
Scholar At Home 7
Shoe Maker 7
Gardener 7
Power Loom Weaver 7
Farm Servant 6
Ag Lab 6
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 6
Farmers Wife 5

Southern Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Southern 100% 21,396
2 Sothern 88% 1,199
3 Southorn 88% 931
4 Suthern 88% 787
5 Sotheran 75% 464
6 Sutheran 75% 447
7 Southeron 89% 336
8 Southren 75% 275
9 Southeren 89% 265
10 Southeran 89% 143
11 Suthren 63% 118
12 Southarn 88% 113

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

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