Barke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 102
Coal Miner 11
Domestic Servant 8
Dress Maker 8
Labourer 7
General Labourer 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Tailor 5
Carman 4
Carpenter 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Hawker 4
Frame Work Knitter 4
Seamstress 4
Domestic 3
General Servant 3
None 3
Woollen Operative 3
Worsted Weaver 3
Farm Labourer 3
Farmers Wife 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Woollen Weaver 3
Farmers Son 3
Iron Miner 3

Barke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 20% 95,789
2 Burke 80% 44,818
3 Brooke 50% 36,883
4 Brake 60% 6,489
5 Burk 60% 6,335
6 Barke 100% 6,098
7 Bark 80% 5,325
8 Bourke 67% 3,816
9 Birk 60% 1,269
10 Berk 60% 905
11 Broke 60% 465
12 Barch 60% 438
13 Break 20% 290
14 Bourk 40% 269
15 Abrook 17% 266
16 Birke 80% 237
17 Berke 80% 192
18 Bruke 60% 161
19 Bork 60% 132

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The surname Barke is the 6th most popular variant of Brook.

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