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 550
Coal Miner 126
Cotton Weaver 50
General Labourer 39
Domestic Servant 33
Agricultural Labourer 30
Dress Maker 27
Living On Own Means 25
General Servant 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Farm Labourer 17
Labourer 16
House Keeper 15
Gardener 14
Farmer 14
Joiner 14
General Servant Domestic 10
Grocer 10
Cotton Spinner 9
Cotton Winder 7
Laundress 7
Blacksmith 7
Cabinet Maker 7
None 7
Milliner 6

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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