Bearer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bearer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bearer family

Profession Census Frequency
School 7
General Labourer 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Groom (domestic) 2
Rubber Worker 2
Foreman For Farming Works 1
Ruler's Assistant 1
Farm Hand 1
Labourer Builders 1
Retired Farmer 1
Aprentice Brass Moulder 1
Assistant To Father In Worsted Spinner 1
Bobbin Cayer Spinning Manufactur 1
Coop Twister Spinning Manufacturer 1
Drayman Lancs Comparus 1
Grinder 1
Housekeeper 1
School Girl 1
Servant Domestic 1
Warehouseman Printers & Paper Merchants & Peper Bap Makers 1
Late Copt Royal Attly Pension 1
Condensed Milk 1
Railway Clerk 1
School & Green Boars Boy 1
Wood Working Machinist 1

Bearer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barr 67% 21,963
2 Burr 50% 15,520
3 Brier 50% 4,428
4 Brear 50% 3,583
5 Boorer 67% 2,133
6 Borer 67% 1,989
7 Barrie 33% 1,864
8 Boarer 83% 864
9 Bourer 67% 475
10 Breare 67% 446
11 Bearer 100% 430
12 Briar 33% 356
13 Burree 50% 345
14 Barrer 67% 320
15 Berrie 50% 320
16 Berr 67% 296
17 Barer 83% 248
18 Barre 50% 211
19 Burra 33% 172
20 Borrie 33% 162
21 Bruer 50% 101

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The surname Bearer is the 11th most popular variant of Barr.

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