Binns Name Meaning: A patronymic variant from the personal name 'Binne'. Old English 'Binn',meaning 'bowl'.
May have been used topographically for someone who lived in a 'hollow'.
Discover how your Binns ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 25 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 61 |
| Essex | 3 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 2 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 11 |
| Lancashire | 704 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 100 |
| Middlesex | 15 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 13 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 75 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 15 |
| Yorkshire | 3,277 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 859 |
| Worsted Weaver | 130 |
| Worsted Spinner | 60 |
| Cotton Weaver | 56 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Woollen Weaver | 25 |
| General Labourer | 22 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Labourer | 22 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 18 |
| Tailor | 17 |
| Grocer | 16 |
| Stone Mason | 16 |
| Worsted Twister | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Annuitant | 12 |
| Wife | 12 |
| Weaver Worsted | 11 |
| Draper | 10 |
| Mill Hand Worsted | 10 |
| Plasterer | 10 |
| None | 9 |
| Farm Labourer | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Binns | 2,330 |
| John Binns | 2,123 |
| Sarah Binns | 1,468 |
| William Binns | 1,349 |
| Elizabeth Binns | 1,137 |
| Joseph Binns | 1,079 |
| James Binns | 932 |
| Thomas Binns | 908 |
| Hannah Binns | 782 |
| George Binns | 720 |
| Ann Binns | 640 |
| Martha Binns | 517 |
| Annie Binns | 502 |
| Jane Binns | 463 |
| Charles Binns | 432 |
| Emma Binns | 425 |
| Alice Binns | 399 |
| Arthur Binns | 375 |
| Robert Binns | 362 |
| Ellen Binns | 357 |
| Henry Binns | 342 |
| Margaret Binns | 326 |
| Samuel Binns | 293 |
| Eliza Binns | 277 |
| Emily Binns | 259 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Binns | 100% | 31,530 |
| 2 | Benns | 80% | 1,726 |
| 3 | Bonns | 80% | 644 |
| 4 | Bennis | 67% | 356 |
| 5 | Banns | 80% | 335 |
| 6 | Bins | 80% | 323 |
| 7 | Bunns | 80% | 269 |
| 8 | Bannes | 67% | 266 |
| 9 | Bonnes | 67% | 204 |
| 10 | Binnes | 83% | 150 |
| 11 | Bunnis | 67% | 113 |
The surname Binns is the most popular version of all its varients