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Sonner Name Meaning

occupational name for someone who bleached cloth, from an agent derivative of Middle High German sunnen ‘to bleach’. habitational name for someone from a place named Sonne.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Sinner, Sonnen, Sonne, Sonnek, Conner, Fonner, Senner, Horner, Sommer

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Sonner Family Origin

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Sonner Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    54%

  • Laborer

    9%

  • Carpenter

    6%

  • Cigar Maker

    4%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Sonner family was Cigar Maker. Farmer, Laborer and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Sonner. The most common Sonner occupation in the USA was Farmer. 54% of Sonner's were Farmers.

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Sonner Historical Records

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Sonner Life Expectancy

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