Boran 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	6
Cornwall	0
Cumberland	0
Derbyshire	0
Devon	0
Dorset	1

Durham	0
Essex	4
Gloucestershire	2
Hampshire	0
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	0
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	1
Lancashire	3
Leicestershire	1

Lincolnshire	0
London	19
Middlesex	2
Northumberland	2
Norfolk	0
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	0
Oxfordshire	0
Rutland	0
Shropshire	3
Suffolk	0

Somerset	0
Surrey	0
Sussex	1
Staffordshire	0
Warwickshire	2
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	0
Yorkshire	2

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	0

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	0
Glamorgan	4

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	0
Monmouthshire	0
Pembrokeshire	0

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Boran Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Boran family

Profession	Census Frequency
Scholar	3
House Servant	2
Servant	2
Coachman	2
Contractor	1
Housemaid	1
Bricklayer	1
Farmer Of 95 Acres	1
Farmers Daur	1
Farmers Son	1
Land Proprietor	1
Cotton Weaver	1
Daur Of Above	1
Son Of Above	1
Annuitant	1
Charwoman	1
Domestic Servant	1
Milliner	1
Saddler Journeyman	1
Dress Maker	1
Coal Miner	1
Farm Servant	1
Lodging House Keeper	1
Farm Labourer	1
House Keeper	1

Most Frequent Forenames for Boran

Name	Census Frequency
William Boran	81
John Boran	76
Mary Boran	63
Elizabeth Boran	43
James Boran	38
Thomas Boran	34
Sarah Boran	28
Ann Boran	24
Margaret Boran	24
Henry Boran	21
George Boran	20
Jane Boran	18
Eliza Boran	17
Emma Boran	17
Joseph Boran	16
Charles Boran	13
Hannah Boran	13
Richard Boran	13
Annie Boran	11
Ellen Boran	11
Louisa Boran	11
Albert Boran	10
Alfred Boran	9
Edward Boran	9
Frederick Boran	9

Boran Surname Variants Ranking

Rank	Surname	Match	Census Frequency
1	Bourne	50%	39,866
2	Burn	60%	32,363
3	Brain	60%	24,766
4	Baron	60%	22,589
5	Obrien	33%	17,701
6	Brian	60%	12,455
7	Brien	40%	12,036
8	Brine	40%	6,722
9	Bourn	60%	6,046
10	Breen	40%	5,606
11	Burne	40%	5,511
12	Obrian	50%	3,536
13	Braine	50%	3,530
14	Born	80%	3,243
15	Barn	60%	2,880
16	Barne	40%	2,685
17	Bearne	33%	2,586
18	Bran	80%	2,432
19	Borne	60%	2,130
20	Oborne	50%	2,120
21	Brion	40%	2,087
22	Birnie	33%	1,362
23	Broun	40%	1,240
24	Brane	60%	1,126
25	Eborn	60%	1,104
26	Oborn	60%	1,062
27	Braun	60%	1,044
28	Bowran	83%	1,023
29	Boran	100%	1,005
30	Beran	80%	970
31	Brun	60%	941
32	Bruin	40%	842
33	Auburn	33%	821
34	Boorn	60%	775
35	Brean	60%	734
36	Eburne	33%	709
37	Bearon	50%	610
38	Obern	40%	553
39	Boorne	50%	543
40	Bearn	40%	508
41	Burnie	33%	495
42	Baren	60%	478
43	Broune	33%	376
44	Bern	60%	365
45	Bren	60%	363
46	Broon	40%	336
47	Eaborn	50%	334
48	Beirne	33%	318
49	Breene	33%	309
50	Brin	60%	306
51	Obrine	33%	299
52	Bruen	40%	290
53	Berne	40%	248
54	Buron	60%	236
55	Baurne	33%	224
56	Brone	40%	220
57	Eaborne	43%	214
58	Bron	60%	202
59	Aburn	40%	196
60	Obrion	33%	195
61	Baran	80%	187
62	Barin	60%	180
63	Brune	40%	167
64	Baaran	67%	153
65	Aborn	60%	149
66	Broan	60%	140
67	Eburn	40%	138
68	Broone	33%	135
69	Bernie	33%	134
70	Obrain	50%	132
71	Beron	60%	130
72	Birne	40%	130
73	Bowren	67%	130
74	Biron	60%	129
75	Bruun	40%	126
76	Baurn	40%	122
77	Biren	60%	117
78	Boarne	50%	117
79	Brein	40%	116
80	Burno	40%	116
81	Boron	80%	115
82	Bruno	40%	111
83	Bearan	67%	104

Did you know?

The surname Boran is the 29th most popular variant of Bourne.