Stranger Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Stranger Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Stranger family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 24
Servant 7
Labourer 6
At Home 6
Quarry Man 5
Annuitant 5
Stone Cracker 4
Button Maker 4
Scholar At Home 3
Dress Maker 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Straw Carter 3
Journeyman Smith's Son 3
Farmer's Wife 2
Fund Holder 2
Blacksmith 2
Scholar At Hannah Whipp's Boarding School 2
House Servant 2
Farmer Labourer 2
Tailor 2
Ag Labourer 2
Lab 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Engineer 2
Excavator 2

Stranger Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stringer 88% 39,167
2 Stranger 100% 3,111
3 Stronger 88% 1,493
4 Strenger 88% 240
5 Strainger 89% 122

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The surname Stranger is the 2nd most popular variant of Stringer.

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