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
School 687
Dock Labourer 75
Labourer 71
General Labourer 51
None 48
At School 39
Nil 38
Coal Miner Hewer 36
Private Means 35
Clerk 30
General Servant (domestic) 29
House Keeper 27
Domestic Servant 26
Laundress 24
Shop Assistant 24
Dressmaker 24
Cook 23
Housekeeper 22
Soldier 22
Charwoman 21
Cook (domestic) 20
At Home 20
Scholar 19
General Servant Domestic 18
No Occupation 17

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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