Birrell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Birrell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Birrell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 65
School 5
Dress Maker 3
Coal Miner 3
Annuitant 3
Boiler Iron Plate Leveller 3
General Dealer 2
Painter 2
Stationers Assistant 2
Coal Miner Unemployed 2
Cow Keepers Assistant 2
Gardener Domestic 2
General Labourer 2
Cotton Dyer 2
Gardener 2
No Occupation 1
Pit Labourer 1
Railway Guard 1
Rector Maker Speleter 1
Rector Maker Speleter Wife 1
Registrar Of Brith & Deaths 1
Registrars Wife 1
Sadler 1
Spetler Labourer 1
Wife Of Spetler Labourer 1

Birrell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burrell 86% 23,513
2 Barrell 86% 13,257
3 Berrill 71% 3,319
4 Burrill 71% 2,484
5 Birrell 100% 2,248
6 Borrill 71% 2,169
7 Borrell 86% 1,701
8 Berrell 86% 1,134
9 Barrall 71% 540
10 Berrall 71% 428
11 Barrill 71% 218
12 Burrall 71% 202
13 Barroll 71% 106

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The surname Birrell is the 5th most popular variant of Burrell.

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