Barss Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 8
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 8
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Barss Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barss family

Profession Census Frequency
Cigar Maker 1
Cigar Sorter 1
House Work 1
School 1
Agent 1
Bricklayer 1
Colliery Labourer 1
House Joiner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Barss

Name Census Frequency
John Barss 9
William Barss 9
Thomas Barss 8
Ann Barss 7
Elizabeth Barss 7
Mary Barss 7
George Barss 5
James Barss 5
Robert Barss 5
Hannah Barss 4
Samuel Barss 4
Edward Barss 3
Ellen Barss 3
Jane Barss 3
Kate Barss 3
Louisa Barss 3
Sarah Barss 3
Catherine Barss 2
David Barss 2
Emily Barss 2
Emma Barss 2
Esther Barss 2
Frederick Barss 2
Harriet Barss 2
Henry Barss 2

Barss Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brass 60% 4,407
2 Barrs 80% 3,840
3 Bars 80% 434
4 Bross 60% 234
5 Briss 60% 185
6 Barss 100% 154
7 Bress 60% 145
8 Bauress 71% 143
9 Birss 80% 115
10 Brissue 43% 113

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The surname Barss is the 6th most popular variant of Brass.

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