Backburn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 8
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 9
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Backburn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Backburn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Coal Miner 2
Ag Laborer 1
Shoe Maker 1
Shoe Makers Wife 1
Bar Maid 1
House Keeper 1
Cordwainer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Boat Builder Apprentice 1
Cooperjourneyman 1
Publican 1
Steam Works 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Backburn

Name Census Frequency
George Backburn 9
Mary Backburn 9
John Backburn 8
Sarah Backburn 8
Thomas Backburn 7
Ann Backburn 6
William Backburn 6
Elizabeth Backburn 4
James Backburn 4
Joseph Backburn 4
Eliza Backburn 3
Henry Backburn 3
Jane Backburn 3
Margaret Backburn 3
Richard Backburn 3
Annie Backburn 2
David Backburn 2
Dorothy Backburn 2
Edward Backburn 2
Hannah Backburn 2
Martha Backburn 2
Agnes Backburn 1
Albert Backburn 1
Benjamin Backburn 1
Betty Backburn 1

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