Birch Name Meaning: Thought to originate from the Anglo-Saoxn word 'bryce' meaning 'to break' or 'breaking'. May have also originated from the word 'birce' which referred to the birch tree.
Believed to refer to a patch of agricultural land or someone of plowed or forrested the land. May also refer to someone who lived/worked near or in a birch wood or who came from a place of the same word.
Discover how your Birch ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 64 |
| Buckinghamshire | 329 |
| Berkshire | 86 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 15 |
| Cheshire | 517 |
| Cornwall | 28 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 287 |
| Devon | 154 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 117 |
| Essex | 379 |
| Gloucestershire | 129 |
| Hampshire | 222 |
| Herefordshire | 48 |
| Hertfordshire | 201 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 408 |
| Lancashire | 2,701 |
| Leicestershire | 276 |
| Lincolnshire | 119 |
| London | 1,494 |
| Middlesex | 515 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 69 |
| Northamptonshire | 174 |
| Nottinghamshire | 421 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 350 |
| Suffolk | 101 |
| Somerset | 45 |
| Surrey | 342 |
| Sussex | 114 |
| Staffordshire | 2,183 |
| Warwickshire | 859 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 38 |
| Worcestershire | 488 |
| Yorkshire | 1,308 |
| Anglesey | 11 |
| Brecknockshire | 17 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 36 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 81 |
| Merionethshire | 6 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 120 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,483 |
| Private Means | 104 |
| General Labourer | 93 |
| Labourer | 88 |
| Farm Labourer | 86 |
| Dressmaker | 79 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 76 |
| Cotton Weaver | 72 |
| Clerk | 69 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 68 |
| At School | 59 |
| None | 57 |
| Farmer | 53 |
| At Home | 52 |
| Housekeeper | 49 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Scholar | 39 |
| Laundress | 38 |
| House Painter | 37 |
| Shop Assistant | 35 |
| Charwoman | 34 |
| Bricklayer | 32 |
| Labourer General | 29 |
| Dock Labourer | 28 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Birch | 5,358 |
| Mary Birch | 5,142 |
| John Birch | 4,740 |
| Elizabeth Birch | 3,392 |
| Thomas Birch | 3,179 |
| Sarah Birch | 2,966 |
| James Birch | 2,664 |
| George Birch | 2,588 |
| Ann Birch | 1,888 |
| Joseph Birch | 1,836 |
| Charles Birch | 1,653 |
| Henry Birch | 1,497 |
| Jane Birch | 1,434 |
| Alice Birch | 1,248 |
| Eliza Birch | 1,171 |
| Edward Birch | 1,166 |
| Annie Birch | 1,157 |
| Emma Birch | 1,137 |
| Ellen Birch | 1,131 |
| Hannah Birch | 1,033 |
| Samuel Birch | 998 |
| Arthur Birch | 908 |
| Alfred Birch | 893 |
| Margaret Birch | 870 |
| Richard Birch | 835 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birch | 100% | 81,027 |
| 2 | Burch | 80% | 17,042 |
| 3 | Breach | 50% | 4,595 |
| 4 | Brich | 60% | 2,857 |
| 5 | Berch | 80% | 1,621 |
| 6 | Brach | 60% | 795 |
| 7 | Broch | 60% | 717 |
| 8 | Baruch | 67% | 710 |
| 9 | Brache | 50% | 481 |
| 10 | Barch | 80% | 438 |
| 11 | Broach | 50% | 307 |
| 12 | Borch | 80% | 241 |
| 13 | Brech | 60% | 190 |
| 14 | Breech | 50% | 151 |
| 15 | Bruch | 60% | 140 |
| 16 | Birtch | 83% | 131 |
| 17 | Brouch | 50% | 113 |
The surname Birch is the most popular version of all its varients