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
School 271
Cotton Weaver 106
Weaver 26
Private Means 24
Labourer 20
Dressmaker 19
None 18
Farmer 17
Joiner 17
Worsted Spinner 17
Weaver Cotton 16
Coal Miner Hewer 14
Butcher 14
Worsted Weaver 12
At Home 11
Cotton Winder 11
Shop Assistant 10
Carter 10
House Painter 9
General Servant (domestic) 9
Assisting In The Business 9
Cotton Spinner 9
Home 9
Iron Turner 9
Twister 8

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