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 392
Agricultural Labourer 44
Coal Miner 38
General Labourer 36
Labourer 24
Domestic Servant 24
Cotton Weaver 20
Living On Own Means 19
General Servant Domestic 18
Dress Maker 16
Farmer 15
Clerk 14
Farm Labourer 11
General Servant 11
Farm Servant 9
House Keeper 8
Laundress 7
Living On Her Own Means 7
Shoe Maker 7
Cotton Winder 7
Machinist 6
Tailoress 6
Cook Domestic Servant 6
Tailor 6
Carpenter 6

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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