Brain 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 7
Cheshire 18
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 11
Devon 16
Dorset 2
Durham 8
Essex 9
Gloucestershire 341
Hampshire 26
Herefordshire 73
Hertfordshire 8
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 41
Lancashire 51
Leicestershire 23
Lincolnshire 7
London 391
Middlesex 29
Northumberland 4
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 28
Nottinghamshire 7
Oxfordshire 186
Rutland 0
Shropshire 21
Suffolk 1
Somerset 300
Surrey 25
Sussex 16
Staffordshire 223
Warwickshire 232
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 57
Worcestershire 22
Yorkshire 46

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 8
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 5
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 34
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 65
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 1

Brain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 377
Agricultural Labourer 128
Coal Miner 76
Labourer 51
Dress Maker 29
House Servant 27
Laundress 19
General Servant 15
Servant 14
Potter 13
Domestic Servant 9
Miner 9
Cordwainer 9
Shoe Maker 9
Wife 9
Cook 8
Farm Labourer 8
Groom 8
Boot Maker 8
House Keeper 8
Tailor 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Farmer's Son 7
Boiler Maker 7
Blacksmith 6

Most Frequent Forenames for Brain

Name Census Frequency
William Brain 1,651
Mary Brain 1,556
John Brain 1,257
Elizabeth Brain 1,012
George Brain 947
Thomas Brain 818
Sarah Brain 817
James Brain 713
Ann Brain 549
Joseph Brain 426
Samuel Brain 420
Henry Brain 417
Alfred Brain 384
Charles Brain 367
Jane Brain 361
Emily Brain 330
Eliza Brain 322
Ellen Brain 316
Hannah Brain 305
Albert Brain 298
Alice Brain 298
Annie Brain 293
Edward Brain 277
Emma Brain 271
Richard Brain 255

Brain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 40% 32,363
3 Brain 100% 24,766
4 Baron 40% 22,589
5 Obrien 50% 17,701
6 Brian 60% 12,455
7 Brien 60% 12,036
8 Brine 60% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 60% 5,606
11 Burne 20% 5,511
12 Obrian 50% 3,536
13 Braine 83% 3,530
14 Born 40% 3,243
15 Barn 60% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 50% 2,586
18 Bran 80% 2,432
19 Brayne 67% 2,298
20 Borne 20% 2,130
21 Oborne 17% 2,120
22 Brion 60% 2,087
23 Birnie 50% 1,362
24 Broun 60% 1,240
25 Brane 60% 1,126
26 Eborn 20% 1,104
27 Oborn 20% 1,062
28 Braun 80% 1,044
29 Boran 60% 1,005
30 Beran 60% 970
31 Brun 60% 941
32 Bruin 80% 842
33 Auburn 17% 821
34 Boorn 40% 775
35 Brean 60% 734
36 Eburne 17% 709
37 Bearon 50% 610
38 Obern 20% 553
39 Boorne 33% 543
40 Bearn 60% 508
41 Burnie 50% 495
42 Brayn 80% 480
43 Baren 40% 478
44 Broune 50% 376
45 Bern 40% 365
46 Bren 60% 363
47 Broon 60% 336
48 Eaborn 17% 334
49 Beirne 33% 318
50 Breene 50% 309
51 Brin 80% 306
52 Obrine 50% 299
53 Bruen 60% 290
54 Berne 20% 248
55 Buron 40% 236
56 Baurne 33% 224
57 Brone 40% 220
58 Eaborne 14% 214
59 Bron 60% 202
60 Aburn 20% 196
61 Obrion 50% 195
62 Baran 60% 187
63 Barin 60% 180
64 Brune 40% 167
65 Baaran 50% 153
66 Aborn 20% 149
67 Broan 60% 140
68 Eburn 20% 138
69 Broone 50% 135
70 Bernie 50% 134
71 Obrain 83% 132
72 Beron 40% 130
73 Birne 20% 130
74 Biron 40% 129
75 Bruun 60% 126
76 Baurn 40% 122
77 Biren 40% 117
78 Boarne 50% 117
79 Brein 80% 116
80 Burno 20% 116
81 Boron 40% 115
82 Bruno 40% 111
83 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Brain is the 3rd most popular variant of Bourne.

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