Barrows Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barrows Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barrows family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 246
Agricultural Labourer 39
Labourer 36
Cotton Weaver 24
General Servant 17
Domestic Servant 14
Coal Miner 13
Dress Maker 12
House Keeper 12
Annuitant 11
Shoe Maker 10
Farm Servant 9
Laundress 8
Cotton Operative 8
Nurse 7
Milliner 6
Farmers Daughter 6
Carpenter 6
Servant 6
Dressmaker 6
Errand Boy 6
Clerk 6
Blacksmith 5
Laborer 5
Cook 5

Barrows Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burrows 86% 76,994
2 Barrows 100% 12,510
3 Borrows 86% 3,488
4 Burrowes 75% 1,646
5 Berrows 86% 279
6 Barroughs 67% 120

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The surname Barrows is the 2nd most popular variant of Burrows.

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