Born 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 5
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 4
Channel Islands 6
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 147
Dorset 6
Durham 2
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 7
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 7
Lancashire 19
Leicestershire 6
Lincolnshire 7
London 149
Middlesex 9
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 10
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 9
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 9
Somerset 12
Surrey 9
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 19
Warwickshire 8
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 3

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
Radnorshire 0

Born Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Born family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 70
Agricultural Labourer 12
Servant 9
House Servant 8
Laundress 7
Tailor 7
Labourer 5
Dress Maker 5
General Servant 5
Carter 4
Farmer's Daughter 4
Machine Maker 4
Cook 3
Fund Holder 3
Gardener 3
Tailoress 3
Cabinet Maker 3
Carpenter 3
Farmer's Wife 3
Nurse 3
Potter 3
Draper 2
Newspaper Publisher 2
Plastererwife 2
Retired Boot Maker 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Born

Name Census Frequency
William Born 254
Mary Born 214
John Born 205
Elizabeth Born 173
Thomas Born 108
Henry Born 88
Sarah Born 86
James Born 80
George Born 79
Ann Born 76
Charles Born 66
Eliza Born 61
Jane Born 56
Robert Born 55
Richard Born 54
Joseph Born 44
Alfred Born 37
Emma Born 37
Maria Born 36
Samuel Born 36
Emily Born 34
Annie Born 31
Ellen Born 31
Alice Born 30
Charlotte Born 30

Born Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 67% 39,866
2 Burn 75% 32,363
3 Brain 40% 24,766
4 Baron 60% 22,589
5 Obrien 33% 17,701
6 Brian 40% 12,455
7 Brien 40% 12,036
8 Brine 40% 6,722
9 Bourn 80% 6,046
10 Breen 40% 5,606
11 Burne 60% 5,511
12 Obrian 33% 3,536
13 Braine 33% 3,530
14 Born 100% 3,243
15 Barn 75% 2,880
16 Barne 60% 2,685
17 Bearne 50% 2,586
18 Bran 50% 2,432
19 Borne 80% 2,130
20 Oborne 67% 2,120
21 Brion 40% 2,087
22 Birnie 50% 1,362
23 Broun 60% 1,240
24 Brane 40% 1,126
25 Eborn 80% 1,104
26 Oborn 80% 1,062
27 Braun 40% 1,044
28 Boran 80% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 50% 941
31 Bruin 40% 842
32 Auburn 50% 821
33 Boorn 80% 775
34 Brean 40% 734
35 Eburne 50% 709
36 Bowrne 67% 671
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 60% 553
39 Boorne 67% 543
40 Bearn 60% 508
41 Burnie 50% 495
42 Baren 60% 478
43 Broune 50% 376
44 Bern 75% 365
45 Bren 50% 363
46 Broon 60% 336
47 Eaborn 67% 334
48 Beirne 50% 318
49 Breene 33% 309
50 Brin 50% 306
51 Obrine 33% 299
52 Bruen 40% 290
53 Berne 60% 248
54 Buron 60% 236
55 Baurne 50% 224
56 Brone 40% 220
57 Eaborne 57% 214
58 Bron 50% 202
59 Aburn 60% 196
60 Obrion 33% 195
61 Baran 60% 187
62 Barin 60% 180
63 Brune 40% 167
64 Baaran 50% 153
65 Aborn 80% 149
66 Broan 60% 140
67 Eburn 60% 138
68 Broone 50% 135
69 Bernie 50% 134
70 Obrain 33% 132
71 Beron 60% 130
72 Birne 60% 130
73 Biron 60% 129
74 Bruun 40% 126
75 Baurn 60% 122
76 Biren 60% 117
77 Boarne 67% 117
78 Brein 40% 116
79 Burno 60% 116
80 Boron 80% 115
81 Bruno 40% 111
82 Bowrn 80% 105
83 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Born is the 14th most popular variant of Bourne.

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