Bourn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 9
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 17
Devon 11
Dorset 5
Durham 34
Essex 12
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 6
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 38
Lancashire 36
Leicestershire 52
Lincolnshire 61
London 105
Middlesex 4
Northumberland 14
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 0
Somerset 17
Surrey 43
Sussex 79
Staffordshire 54
Warwickshire 14
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 23
Yorkshire 14

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 4
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Bourn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bourn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 112
Annuitant 12
Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 12
Coal Miner 11
Dress Maker 7
General Servant 7
Domestic Servant 6
Farm Labourer 6
Carpenter 4
General Labourer 4
At School 3
Boot Folder Binder 3
Bricklayer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Painter 3
Farmers Son 3
Farmers Wife 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Infant 3
Tailor 3
Farmers Son Employing On The Farm 3
Brewers Laborer 3
Baker 2
Farm Servant Agricultural Labourer 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Bourn

Name Census Frequency
William Bourn 463
Mary Bourn 390
John Bourn 329
Elizabeth Bourn 275
Thomas Bourn 275
Sarah Bourn 227
Ann Bourn 213
George Bourn 202
James Bourn 202
Henry Bourn 165
Jane Bourn 117
Eliza Bourn 107
Charles Bourn 95
Emma Bourn 81
Joseph Bourn 78
Ellen Bourn 76
Richard Bourn 75
Edward Bourn 70
Hannah Bourn 65
Annie Bourn 63
Alice Bourn 61
Robert Bourn 58
Alfred Bourn 55
Margaret Bourn 54
Frederick Bourn 53

Bourn Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Bourn is the 9th most popular variant of Bourne.

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