Braid Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Braid Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Braid family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 95
Dress Maker 7
House Keeper 6
Agricultural Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Carpenter 3
Clerk 3
Engine Fitter 3
General Laborer 3
General Labourer 3
Carter 3
Farm Labourer 3
Packer 3
Student 3
Lodging House Keeper 3
Brass Founder 2
Builder 2
Carman 2
Errand Boy 2
House Decorator 2
Laundress 2
M D Royal Collage Surgeans Edinburgh 2
Officers Daur 2
Harness Maker 2
French Polisher 2

Braid Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bird 40% 165,277
2 Beard 60% 56,812
3 Broad 60% 28,298
4 Board 60% 11,624
5 Brodie 50% 8,867
6 Baird 60% 8,473
7 Breed 60% 4,282
8 Bard 60% 3,759
9 Bride 60% 3,082
10 Braid 100% 2,991
11 Burd 40% 2,650
12 Brade 60% 2,230
13 Brid 80% 1,867
14 Bord 40% 1,632
15 Brad 80% 1,275
16 Berd 40% 1,008
17 Bread 60% 904
18 Braud 80% 824
19 Bardoe 33% 367
20 Broud 60% 352
21 Brood 60% 348
22 Broadie 57% 311
23 Bradie 67% 269
24 Braide 83% 194
25 Brede 40% 157
26 Bred 60% 153
27 Braddee 57% 145
28 Biard 60% 136
29 Broid 80% 127
30 Brode 40% 119
31 Barid 60% 118
32 Boord 40% 110
33 Broade 50% 104
34 Burde 20% 104
35 Bourd 40% 103

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The surname Braid is the 10th most popular variant of Bird.

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