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
School 86
Private Means 17
General Servant (domestic) 11
Labourer 11
General Labourer 10
None 8
Cook (domestic) 7
Domestic Servant 6
House Keeper 5
Carpenter 5
Carter 4
Domestic 4
Tailor 4
Tailoress 4
House Painter 4
Student 4
Dressmaker 4
Machinist 4
Farmer's Son Working On Farm 4
Hosiery Mender 4
Assisting In Business 3
Servant 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Farmer 3
Nurse (domestic) 3

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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