Besby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Besby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Besby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Labourer 4
General Servant Domestic 2
Clerk In Bacon Warehouse 2
Domestic Servant 1
Hair Brush Trimmer 1
No Occupation 1
Tie Maker 1
Tooh Brush Stamper 1
Boat Man Barge 1
Carter At Colliery 1
Coal Miner 1
Farm Servant Agricultural Labourer 1
Bacon Curer 1
Commercial Traveller 1

Besby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Busby 80% 19,125
2 Bisby 80% 1,284
3 Bisbey 67% 212
4 Basby 80% 209
5 Busbey 67% 156
6 Beesby 83% 143
7 Beasby 83% 124
8 Besby 100% 112

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The surname Besby is the 8th most popular variant of Busby.

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