Baron Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 22
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 27
Cheshire 77
Cornwall 36
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 7
Devon 49
Dorset 3
Durham 56
Essex 33
Gloucestershire 19
Hampshire 34
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 34
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 3
Isle of Man 1
Kent 15
Lancashire 2,470
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 19
London 343
Middlesex 59
Northumberland 59
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 32
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 3
Shropshire 7
Suffolk 12
Somerset 1
Surrey 22
Sussex 20
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 63
Westmorland 5
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 14
Yorkshire 424

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 6
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 8
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 18
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 6
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Baron Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Baron family

Profession Census Frequency
School 308
Cotton Weaver 210
Weaver 60
Weaver Cotton 40
Private Means 26
Labourer 26
Housekeeper 21
At Home 18
Dressmaker 17
House Keeper 16
General Labourer 15
None 14
Carter 13
At School 12
No Occupation 12
House Painter 11
Farmer 11
Weaver Cotton Cloth 11
Assisting In The Business 10
Shop Assistant 10
Charwoman 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
House Duties 10
Domestic Servant 9
Cotton Winder 9

Most Frequent Forenames for Baron

Name Census Frequency
Mary Baron 1,707
John Baron 1,564
William Baron 1,268
James Baron 1,100
Thomas Baron 1,006
Elizabeth Baron 936
Sarah Baron 684
Alice Baron 621
Jane Baron 560
Ann Baron 558
George Baron 531
Margaret Baron 495
Robert Baron 490
Ellen Baron 476
Joseph Baron 416
Henry Baron 331
Hannah Baron 296
Martha Baron 230
Charles Baron 229
Annie Baron 228
Emma Baron 228
Edward Baron 207
Richard Baron 205
Betty Baron 173
Eliza Baron 172

Baron Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 60% 32,363
3 Brain 40% 24,766
4 Baron 100% 22,589
5 Barron 83% 21,544
6 Obrien 33% 17,701
7 Brian 40% 12,455
8 Brien 40% 12,036
9 Brine 40% 6,722
10 Bourn 40% 6,046
11 Breen 40% 5,606
12 Burne 40% 5,511
13 Obrian 33% 3,536
14 Braine 33% 3,530
15 Born 60% 3,243
16 Barn 80% 2,880
17 Barne 60% 2,685
18 Bearne 50% 2,586
19 Bran 60% 2,432
20 Borne 40% 2,130
21 Oborne 33% 2,120
22 Brion 60% 2,087
23 Birnie 33% 1,362
24 Broun 60% 1,240
25 Brane 40% 1,126
26 Eborn 40% 1,104
27 Oborn 40% 1,062
28 Braun 40% 1,044
29 Boran 60% 1,005
30 Beran 60% 970
31 Brun 60% 941
32 Bruin 40% 842
33 Auburn 33% 821
34 Boorn 40% 775
35 Brean 40% 734
36 Eburne 33% 709
37 Bearon 83% 610
38 Obern 40% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 60% 508
41 Burnie 33% 495
42 Baren 80% 478
43 Broune 50% 376
44 Bern 60% 365
45 Bren 60% 363
46 Broon 60% 336
47 Eaborn 50% 334
48 Beirne 33% 318
49 Breene 33% 309
50 Brin 60% 306
51 Obrine 33% 299
52 Bruen 40% 290
53 Berne 40% 248
54 Buron 80% 236
55 Baurne 50% 224
56 Brone 60% 220
57 Eaborne 43% 214
58 Bron 80% 202
59 Aburn 40% 196
60 Obrion 50% 195
61 Baran 80% 187
62 Barin 80% 180
63 Brune 40% 167
64 Baaran 67% 153
65 Aborn 40% 149
66 Broan 60% 140
67 Eburn 40% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 33% 134
70 Obrain 33% 132
71 Beron 80% 130
72 Birne 40% 130
73 Biron 80% 129
74 Bruun 40% 126
75 Baurn 60% 122
76 Biren 60% 117
77 Boarne 50% 117
78 Brein 40% 116
79 Burno 40% 116
80 Boron 80% 115
81 Bruno 40% 111
82 Bearan 67% 104

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The surname Baron is the 4th most popular variant of Bourne.

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