Birnie Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire	0
Buckinghamshire	0
Berkshire	0
Cambridgeshire	0
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	3
Cornwall	0
Cumberland	1
Derbyshire	0
Devon	0
Dorset	0

Durham	2
Essex	0
Gloucestershire	0
Hampshire	0
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	0
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	0
Lancashire	35
Leicestershire	0

Lincolnshire	0
London	22
Middlesex	0
Northumberland	0
Norfolk	0
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	0
Oxfordshire	0
Rutland	0
Shropshire	0
Suffolk	0

Somerset	0
Surrey	7
Sussex	1
Staffordshire	0
Warwickshire	1
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	0
Yorkshire	0

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	0

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	0
Glamorgan	0

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	0
Monmouthshire	0
Pembrokeshire	0

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Birnie Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Birnie family

Profession	Census Frequency
Female Servant	3
Independent	3
Druggist	2
Labourer	2
Blacksmith	1
Blacksmith J	1
Cotton Spinner J	1
Grinder	1
House Keeper	1
Independant	1
Mariner	1
Surgeon	1
Artiste	1
Baker	1
Book Seller	1
Ind	1
Ironmonger	1
Journeyman	1
Merchant	1
Soldier	1
Tailor	1
Gun Polisher	1

Most Frequent Forenames for Birnie

Name	Census Frequency
Mary Birnie	106
John Birnie	103
James Birnie	89
William Birnie	63
George Birnie	58
Robert Birnie	50
Elizabeth Birnie	48
Jane Birnie	40
Thomas Birnie	36
Alexander Birnie	29
Joseph Birnie	26
Margaret Birnie	24
Isabella Birnie	23
Sarah Birnie	23
Annie Birnie	22
Ann Birnie	18
Ellen Birnie	16
Eliza Birnie	14
Henry Birnie	14
Emma Birnie	13
David Birnie	12
Jessie Birnie	12
Alfred Birnie	11
Arthur Birnie	11
Catherine Birnie	10

Birnie Surname Variants Ranking

Rank	Surname	Match	Census Frequency
1	Bourne	50%	39,866
2	Burn	50%	32,363
3	Brain	50%	24,766
4	Baron	33%	22,589
5	Obrien	33%	17,701
6	Brian	33%	12,455
7	Brien	50%	12,036
8	Brine	50%	6,722
9	Bourn	33%	6,046
10	Breen	33%	5,606
11	Burne	67%	5,511
12	Burney	50%	3,848
13	Obrian	17%	3,536
14	Braine	50%	3,530
15	Born	50%	3,243
16	Barn	50%	2,880
17	Barne	67%	2,685
18	Bearne	50%	2,586
19	Bran	33%	2,432
20	Borne	67%	2,130
21	Oborne	50%	2,120
22	Brion	33%	2,087
23	Birnie	100%	1,362
24	Broun	33%	1,240
25	Brane	50%	1,126
26	Berney	50%	1,111
27	Eborn	33%	1,104
28	Oborn	33%	1,062
29	Braun	33%	1,044
30	Boran	33%	1,005
31	Beran	33%	970
32	Brun	33%	941
33	Bruin	50%	842
34	Auburn	17%	821
35	Boorn	33%	775
36	Brean	33%	734
37	Eburne	50%	709
38	Bearon	17%	610
39	Obern	33%	553
40	Boorne	50%	543
41	Bearn	33%	508
42	Burnie	83%	495
43	Baren	33%	478
44	Birney	67%	428
45	Broune	33%	376
46	Bern	50%	365
47	Bren	33%	363
48	Broon	33%	336
49	Eaborn	17%	334
50	Beirne	67%	318
51	Breene	33%	309
52	Brin	50%	306
53	Obrine	33%	299
54	Bruen	33%	290
55	Berne	67%	248
56	Buron	33%	236
57	Baurne	50%	224
58	Brone	50%	220
59	Eaborne	43%	214
60	Bron	33%	202
61	Aburn	33%	196
62	Obrion	17%	195
63	Baran	33%	187
64	Barin	50%	180
65	Brune	50%	167
66	Baaran	17%	153
67	Aborn	33%	149
68	Broan	33%	140
69	Eburn	33%	138
70	Broone	33%	135
71	Bernie	83%	134
72	Obrain	33%	132
73	Beron	33%	130
74	Birne	83%	130
75	Biron	50%	129
76	Bruun	33%	126
77	Baurn	33%	122
78	Biren	50%	117
79	Boarne	50%	117
80	Brein	50%	116
81	Burno	50%	116
82	Boron	33%	115
83	Bruno	33%	111
84	Bearan	17%	104
85	Berny	50%	103

Did you know?

The surname Birnie is the 23rd most popular variant of Bourne.