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
Scholar 211
Wool Comber 91
Power Loom Weaver 44
At Home 35
Worsted Spinner 33
Hand Loom Weaver Worsted 32
Coal Miner 30
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 29
Hand Loom Weaver 27
Agricultural Labourer 21
Worsted Weaver 18
Spinner Worsted 16
Dress Maker 14
Stone Mason 14
Labourer 13
House Keeper 13
House Servant 11
Nurse 11
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 10
Spinner 10
Weaver 10
Servant 9
Domestic Duties 9
Farmer 9
Cloth Dresser 8

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