Border Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Border Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Border family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 102
Agricultural Labourer 11
General Servant 10
Domestic Servant 10
Carpenter 8
General Labourer 8
Labourer 8
Farmer 8
Grocer 7
Gardener 6
Farm Labourer 6
Dress Maker 6
Living On Own Means 6
House Keeper 5
Cotton Winder 5
Joiner 5
Student Scholar 5
Laundress 4
Colliery Labourer 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Blacksmith 3
Coal Miner 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Clerk 3

Border Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Border 100% 3,017
2 Boarder 86% 2,450
3 Burder 83% 2,211
4 Brader 67% 2,084
5 Bearder 71% 1,482
6 Brider 67% 1,213
7 Barder 83% 715
8 Broder 67% 478
9 Broader 71% 334
10 Bruder 67% 172

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The surname Border is the most popular version of all its varients

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