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Sund Family History

Sund Name Meaning

Swedish and Danish: from sund ‘strait sound’ a topographic name adopted by someone who lived by a strait or an ornamental name (often from a corresponding placename element). Norwegian: habitational name from any of twenty-five or more farmsteads mainly in Nordland from Old Norse sund ‘strait sound’. English: nickname for a healthy or prosperous person from Middle English sund sound ‘sound healthy prosperous’ (Old English sund). English: topographic name for someone who lived by a sound or strait from Middle English sound sund ‘sound (body of water sea)’ (Old English sund). English: variant of Sand .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Lund, Sand, Sundt, Sunde, Lind, Mund, Sun, Bunt, Budd, Hind

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Where is the Sund family from?

You can see how Sund families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sund family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sund families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Sund family living in Virginia. This was 100% of all the recorded Sund's in USA. Virginia had the highest population of Sund families in 1840.
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What did your Sund ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Sund. 24% of Sund men worked as a Farmer and 14% of Sund women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Sund were Truck Driver and Clerk. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    24%
  • Laborer
    17%
  • Carpenter
    6%
  • Truck Driver
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    14%
  • Maid
    12%
  • Housewife
    10%
  • Clerk
    8%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Sund. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Sund. For the veterans among your Sund ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sund lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Sund life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Sund in 1955 was 38, and 76 in 2004.

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