Sund Family History

Sund Surname 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

63,000 record(s) for Sund

24K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
3K	Military Records
4K	Immigration Records
11K	Census and Voter Lists
19K	Member Trees

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.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Sund surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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.

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%

What Sund family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 11K census records available for the last name Sund. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sund census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 4K 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.

Military Records

There are 3K 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.

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.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Sund ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.