Birkby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Birkby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Birkby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
Labourer 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Butcher 3
Card Maker 3
Weaver 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Worsted Steam Loom Weaver 3
Bricklayer 2
Cloth Dresser 2
Employed By Father 2
Engine Tenter 2
House Work 2
Power Loom Weaver 2
Spinner Worsted 2
Worsted Weaver 2
Ag Labourer 1
At Home 1
Attends The House 1
Blacksmiths Apprentice 1
Bonnet Maker Farmer's Daur 1
Butcher & Farmer 6 Acres 1
Card Machine Senter 1
Card Setter 1
Coal Miner 1

Birkby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Birkby 100% 1,784
2 Birchby 71% 613
3 Barkby 83% 355

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The surname Birkby is the most popular version of all its varients

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