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 425
Cotton Weaver 87
Worsted Weaver 85
Worsted Spinner 42
Coal Miner 29
Labourer 28
Factory Operative 28
House Keeper 28
Dress Maker 26
Cotton Spinner 19
Woollen Weaver 19
Agricultural Labourer 18
Stone Mason 17
Wool Sorter 17
Cotton Operative 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cotton Piecer 15
Farmer 14
Joiner 13
General Servant 13
Weaver 13
Factory Hand 13
Butcher 11
Carpet Weaver 10
Quarry Man 10

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