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 698
General Labourer 63
Labourer 55
Domestic Servant 34
Dress Maker 34
Tailor 27
General Servant 22
Dock Labourer 22
None 21
Cotton Weaver 20
Cotton Operative 17
Laundress 16
No Occupation 16
Coal Miner 16
House Keeper 16
Tailoress 15
Iron Ore Miner 14
General Servant Domestic 13
Soldier 13
Annuitant 12
Cook 12
Agricultural Labourer 12
Boot Maker 10
Charwoman 10
Silk Weaver 10

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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