Bourne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bourne Name Meaning: For someone who lived near a stream

Old English pre 7th Century 'burna or burne' meaning spring or stream.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 5
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 125
Cornwall 12
Cumberland 4
Derbyshire 20
Devon 31
Dorset 7
Durham 64
Essex 40
Gloucestershire 30
Hampshire 70
Herefordshire 23
Hertfordshire 30
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 473
Lancashire 85
Leicestershire 29
Lincolnshire 91
London 390
Middlesex 24
Northumberland 9
Norfolk 14
Northamptonshire 25
Nottinghamshire 25
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 140
Suffolk 6
Somerset 50
Surrey 70
Sussex 184
Staffordshire 543
Warwickshire 168
Westmorland 5
Wiltshire 38
Worcestershire 388
Yorkshire 51

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 6
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 9
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 16
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Bourne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bourne family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 571
Agricultural Labourer 120
Potter 50
House Servant 43
Labourer 42
Dress Maker 30
Servant 25
Carpenter 22
General Servant 19
Cook 18
Farmer's Son 16
Laundress 16
Coal Miner 16
House Keeper 15
Farmers Daughter 14
Farmers Wife 13
Salt Maker 13
Fund Holder 11
Carter 11
Farmer 11
Grocer 11
House Maid 11
Brick Maker 11
Farmers Son 10
Blacksmith 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Bourne

Name Census Frequency
William Bourne 2,536
Mary Bourne 2,231
John Bourne 2,032
Elizabeth Bourne 1,419
Sarah Bourne 1,415
George Bourne 1,413
Thomas Bourne 1,384
James Bourne 1,204
Henry Bourne 923
Ann Bourne 822
Charles Bourne 767
Jane Bourne 642
Alfred Bourne 605
Joseph Bourne 599
Eliza Bourne 593
Emma Bourne 582
Annie Bourne 575
Alice Bourne 557
Frederick Bourne 517
Ellen Bourne 502
Edward Bourne 485
Emily Bourne 453
Arthur Bourne 423
Edith Bourne 385
Hannah Bourne 364

Bourne Surname Variants Ranking

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

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