Brake Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brake Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brake family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 130
Agricultural Labourer 25
Glover 25
Labourer 15
Carpenter 9
Coal Miner 9
Laundress 8
Servant 8
Dress Maker 7
General Servant 7
Domestic Servant 6
Baker 5
Painter 5
Silk Winder 5
Glove Sewer 5
Wife 5
Dairyman 4
Dressmaker 4
Farmers Son 4
Farmers Wife 4
Farmers Daur 4
Infant 4
Annuitant 3
Plasterer 3
Tailor 3

Brake Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 40% 95,789
2 Burke 60% 44,818
3 Brooke 67% 36,883
4 Brake 100% 6,489
5 Burk 40% 6,335
6 Barke 60% 6,098
7 Bark 40% 5,325
8 Bourke 50% 3,816
9 Birk 40% 1,269
10 Berk 40% 905
11 Broke 80% 465
12 Break 60% 290
13 Bourk 20% 269
14 Abrook 33% 266
15 Birke 60% 237
16 Berke 60% 192
17 Bruke 80% 161
18 Bork 40% 132

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The surname Brake is the 4th most popular variant of Brook.

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