Byrne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Byrne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Byrne family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 178
Labourer 51
At Home 23
Dress Maker 21
Servant 20
House Servant 19
Silk Weaver 19
Tailor 18
Laundress 11
Agricultural Labourer 10
Dock Labourer 10
General Servant 10
Private Army 9
Bricklayer Labourer 8
House Keeper 8
Plasterer 8
Painter 7
Hawker 7
Weaver 7
Shoe Maker 7
Porter 7
Wool Comber 7
Charwoman 6
Laborer 6
No Occupation 6

Byrne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burn 60% 32,363
2 Byrne 100% 26,322
3 Byron 60% 7,513
4 Burne 80% 5,511
5 Byrn 80% 617
6 Byran 60% 404
7 Bern 60% 365
8 Berne 80% 248
9 Birne 80% 130
10 Byren 60% 130
11 Byrone 83% 121

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The surname Byrne is the 2nd most popular variant of Burn.

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