Birke Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Birke Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Birke family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Labourer 3
Mapper Up Cutlery 2
Silk Winder 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Cotton Weaver 1
House Keeper 1
Labourer Cotton 1
Step Cleaner 1
Wife 1
Ploughboy 1
Bond & Twine Maker 1
Carder In A Bond Mill 1
Dock Side Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Farmer Of 7 Acres 1
Farmer's Son 1
Farmer's Wife 1
Quarryman 1
Railway Porter 1
Twister In A Band Mill 1

Birke Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brook 20% 95,789
2 Burke 80% 44,818
3 Brooke 50% 36,883
4 Brake 60% 6,489
5 Burk 60% 6,335
6 Barke 80% 6,098
7 Bark 60% 5,325
8 Bourke 67% 3,816
9 Birck 60% 2,029
10 Berch 40% 1,621
11 Birk 80% 1,269
12 Berk 60% 905
13 Broke 60% 465
14 Break 20% 290
15 Bourk 40% 269
16 Abrook 17% 266
17 Birke 100% 237
18 Burck 40% 227
19 Berke 80% 192
20 Bruke 60% 161
21 Berck 40% 155
22 Bork 60% 132

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The surname Birke is the 17th most popular variant of Brook.

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