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 536
Cotton Weaver 139
Worsted Weaver 66
Worsted Spinner 54
Coal Miner 36
Dress Maker 33
General Labourer 32
Farmer 32
Living On Own Means 31
Joiner 23
Domestic Servant 18
Butcher 18
Cotton Spinner 18
Living On Her Own Means 17
Woollen Weaver 17
Cotton Winder 15
Cloth Weaver 15
Labourer 14
Carter 14
Tailoress 14
Tailor 13
House Keeper 13
Cotton Operative 12
Wool Sorter 12
General Servant 11

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