Berkenshaw 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 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 7
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 11

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

Berkenshaw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Berkenshaw family

Profession Census Frequency
Wollen Winder 3
Confectioner 1
Farmers Labourer 1
Errand Boy 1
General Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Hand Loom Wollen Weaver 1
Pen Blade Grinder App 1
Woolen Spinner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Berkenshaw

Name Census Frequency
William Berkenshaw 13
Mary Berkenshaw 12
John Berkenshaw 9
Joseph Berkenshaw 9
Thomas Berkenshaw 9
George Berkenshaw 7
Sarah Berkenshaw 7
Elizabeth Berkenshaw 6
Hannah Berkenshaw 6
James Berkenshaw 6
Alice Berkenshaw 4
Annie Berkenshaw 4
Louisa Berkenshaw 4
Alfred Berkenshaw 3
Ann Berkenshaw 3
Arthur Berkenshaw 3
Charles Berkenshaw 3
Edith Berkenshaw 3
Ellen Berkenshaw 3
Emily Berkenshaw 3
Emma Berkenshaw 3
Gertrude Berkenshaw 3
Harriet Berkenshaw 3
Henry Berkenshaw 3
Martha Berkenshaw 3

Berkenshaw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burkinshaw 80% 4,698
2 Birkinshaw 80% 3,114
3 Birkenshaw 90% 2,467
4 Berkinshaw 90% 335
5 Burkenshaw 90% 280
6 Berkenshaw 100% 200
7 Brokenshaw 80% 184
8 Barkinshaw 80% 101

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The surname Berkenshaw is the 6th most popular variant of Burkinshaw.

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