Birney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Birney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Birney family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 2
Inn Keeper 1
Joiner 1
Male Servant 1
Spinner 1
Soldier 1

Birney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barney 83% 5,892
2 Burney 83% 3,848
3 Birnie 67% 1,362
4 Berney 83% 1,111
5 Brunyee 43% 657
6 Burnie 50% 495
7 Birney 100% 428
8 Braney 67% 304
9 Briney 67% 251
10 Borney 83% 136
11 Bernie 50% 134
12 Berny 67% 103

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The surname Birney is the 7th most popular variant of Barney.

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