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
School 416
Coal Miner Hewer 66
General Labourer 28
Private Means 25
At Home 24
Farm Labourer 22
Clerk 21
Labourer 18
At School 17
House Painter 16
Coal Miner (hewer) 15
Dressmaker 15
None 14
Housekeeper 14
Scholar 13
General Servant (domestic) 12
Farmer 12
No Occupation 11
House Keeper 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Weaver 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Domestic Servant 9
Waggoner On Farm 8
Grocer 8

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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