Beirne 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 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 22
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 72
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 14
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 4
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 31
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 9
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 4
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Beirne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beirne family

Profession Census Frequency
School 12
Farm Labourer 3
Labourer 3
Beener 2
At Home 2
Police Constable 2
Reacher For Drawer In Cotton Mill 2
School Girl 2
Dressmaker 2
Assisting In The Business 2
Assistant (draper) 1
Bar & Cellarman 1
Commercial Clerk (ledger) 1
Conductor Out Of Work Public Conveyances 1
Hospital Nurse 1
None 1
Police Pensioner 1
R C Priest, School Teacher 1
Sewing Machinist 1
Milling Improver 1
Publican 1
Railway Labourer 1
Railway Signal Fitter 1
Rope Work Spinner 1
School Boy 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Beirne

Name Census Frequency
Mary Beirne 31
John Beirne 27
Patrick Beirne 17
Thomas Beirne 17
Margaret Beirne 16
James Beirne 12
William Beirne 10
Bernard Beirne 8
Michael Beirne 8
Ann Beirne 7
Edward Beirne 6
Francis Beirne 6
Jane Beirne 6
Agnes Beirne 5
Annie Beirne 5
Ellen Beirne 5
Martin Beirne 5
Sarah Beirne 5
Anne Beirne 4
Catherine Beirne 4
Elizabeth Beirne 4
Kate Beirne 4
Luke Beirne 4
Peter Beirne 4
Frederick Beirne 3

Beirne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 67% 39,866
2 Burn 50% 32,363
3 Brain 33% 24,766
4 Baron 33% 22,589
5 Obrien 33% 17,701
6 Brian 50% 12,455
7 Brien 50% 12,036
8 Brine 67% 6,722
9 Bourn 50% 6,046
10 Breen 33% 5,606
11 Burne 67% 5,511
12 Obrian 33% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 50% 3,243
15 Barn 50% 2,880
16 Barne 67% 2,685
17 Bearne 83% 2,586
18 Bran 33% 2,432
19 Borne 67% 2,130
20 Oborne 50% 2,120
21 Brion 50% 2,087
22 Birnie 67% 1,362
23 Broun 33% 1,240
24 Brane 50% 1,126
25 Eborn 33% 1,104
26 Oborn 33% 1,062
27 Braun 33% 1,044
28 Boran 33% 1,005
29 Beran 50% 970
30 Brun 33% 941
31 Bruin 33% 842
32 Auburn 17% 821
33 Boorn 50% 775
34 Brean 33% 734
35 Eburne 50% 709
36 Byrn 50% 617
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 50% 553
39 Boorne 67% 543
40 Bearn 67% 508
41 Burnie 50% 495
42 Baren 33% 478
43 Broune 50% 376
44 Bern 67% 365
45 Bren 33% 363
46 Broon 33% 336
47 Eaborn 17% 334
48 Beirne 100% 318
49 Breene 50% 309
50 Brin 50% 306
51 Obrine 50% 299
52 Bruen 33% 290
53 Berne 83% 248
54 Buron 33% 236
55 Baurne 67% 224
56 Brone 50% 220
57 Eaborne 43% 214
58 Bron 33% 202
59 Aburn 33% 196
60 Obrion 33% 195
61 Baran 33% 187
62 Barin 33% 180
63 Brune 50% 167
64 Baaran 33% 153
65 Aborn 33% 149
66 Broan 33% 140
67 Eburn 33% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 67% 134
70 Obrain 17% 132
71 Beron 50% 130
72 Birne 83% 130
73 Biron 50% 129
74 Bruun 33% 126
75 Baurn 50% 122
76 Biren 50% 117
77 Boarne 67% 117
78 Brein 50% 116
79 Burno 50% 116
80 Boron 33% 115
81 Bruno 33% 111
82 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Beirne is the 48th most popular variant of Bourne.

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