Birk Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Birk Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Birk family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 16
Scholar 8
House Servant 6
Agricultural Labourer 5
Potter 5
Charwoman 4
Shoe Maker 3
Home 3
Dress Maker 2
Inn Keeper 2
At Home 2
Farm Servant 2
Pauper 2
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 2
General Servant 2
Parish Relief 2
Twister In 2
Traveller Itinerant 1
Dealer In Pots 1
Field Labourer 1
House Serv 1
Proprictor Of Houses 1
Rag Sorter 1
Silver Polisher 1
Tea Dealer 1

Birk Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 40% 95,789
2 Burke 60% 44,818
3 Brooke 33% 36,883
4 Brake 40% 6,489
5 Burk 75% 6,335
6 Barke 60% 6,098
7 Bark 75% 5,325
8 Bourke 50% 3,816
9 Birck 80% 2,029
10 Berch 40% 1,621
11 Birk 100% 1,269
12 Berk 75% 905
13 Broke 40% 465
14 Break 40% 290
15 Bourk 60% 269
16 Abrook 33% 266
17 Birke 80% 237
18 Burck 60% 227
19 Berke 60% 192
20 Bruke 40% 161
21 Berck 60% 155
22 Bork 75% 132

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The surname Birk is the 11th most popular variant of Brook.

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