Bour Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bour Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bour family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 1
Merchants Clerk 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Female Servant 1

Bour Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beer 50% 37,090
2 Bear 50% 7,710
3 Beare 40% 4,824
4 Bore 50% 2,880
5 Beere 40% 2,813
6 Bare 25% 2,113
7 Boor 75% 1,958
8 Boore 60% 1,783
9 Bree 25% 1,658
10 Bere 25% 1,281
11 Bauer 60% 1,186
12 Buer 50% 894
13 Boar 75% 827
14 Bar 50% 512
15 Abear 40% 397
16 Abra 0% 381
17 Bure 50% 311
18 Auber 20% 220
19 Boer 75% 214
20 Abare 20% 202
21 Bur 75% 197
22 Boare 60% 194
23 Aber 25% 191
24 Bair 50% 187
25 Bour 100% 168
26 Brie 25% 144
27 Baur 75% 141
28 Broe 25% 122
29 Bier 50% 120
30 Obree 20% 119
31 Bira 25% 113
32 Baer 50% 107
33 Boure 80% 100

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The surname Bour is the 25th most popular variant of Beer.

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