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
Worsted Weaver 80
Weaver 52
Independent 45
Stuff Weaver 40
Wool Comber 35
Farmer 32
Agricultural Labourer 28
Female Servant 27
Cotton Weaver 23
Labourer 23
Coal Miner 20
Worsted Spinner 12
Tailor 8
Woolcomber 8
Cloth Manufacturer Journeyman 7
Stone Mason 7
Butcher 6
Shoe Maker 6
Factory 6
Joiner 5
Comber 5
Hand Loom Weaver 5
Overlooker 5
Plasterer 5
Stuff Presser 5

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