Braine 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	3
Berkshire	0
Cambridgeshire	0
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	0
Cornwall	1
Cumberland	0
Derbyshire	0
Devon	8
Dorset	16

Durham	0
Essex	0
Gloucestershire	25
Hampshire	4
Herefordshire	0
Hertfordshire	4
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	0
Lancashire	9
Leicestershire	0

Lincolnshire	1
London	81
Middlesex	0
Northumberland	0
Norfolk	0
Northamptonshire	6
Nottinghamshire	0
Oxfordshire	9
Rutland	0
Shropshire	0
Suffolk	2

Somerset	45
Surrey	0
Sussex	1
Staffordshire	10
Warwickshire	21
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	2
Worcestershire	2
Yorkshire	14

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	0

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	0
Glamorgan	3

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	3
Monmouthshire	18
Pembrokeshire	0

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Braine Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Braine family

Profession	Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer	10
Female Servant	8
Farmer	5
Independent	5
Artist	3
Coal Miner	3
Male Servant	3
Labourer	3
Carpenter	2
Dress Maker	2
Cork Cutter	2
Painter	2
Waterman Apprentice	2
Blacksmith	2
Silver Plater	2
Pupils	1
Shoe Maker	1
Stationer	1
Stone Sawyer	1
Surgeon	1
Sweep	1
Tailor	1
Warehouseman	1
Warper	1
Waterman	1

Most Frequent Forenames for Braine

Name	Census Frequency
William Braine	209
Mary Braine	195
John Braine	157
George Braine	151
Elizabeth Braine	119
Thomas Braine	103
Charles Braine	88
Sarah Braine	83
James Braine	69
Henry Braine	68
Ellen Braine	67
Ann Braine	63
Frederick Braine	61
Eliza Braine	56
Alice Braine	53
Emma Braine	52
Annie Braine	49
Jane Braine	49
Joseph Braine	47
Alfred Braine	44
Hannah Braine	43
Arthur Braine	40
Ada Braine	39
Louisa Braine	37
Albert Braine	36

Braine Surname Variants Ranking

Rank	Surname	Match	Census Frequency
1	Bourne	50%	39,866
2	Burn	33%	32,363
3	Brain	83%	24,766
4	Baron	33%	22,589
5	Obrien	33%	17,701
6	Brian	50%	12,455
7	Brien	50%	12,036
8	Brine	83%	6,722
9	Bourn	33%	6,046
10	Breen	50%	5,606
11	Burne	50%	5,511
12	Obrian	33%	3,536
13	Braine	100%	3,530
14	Born	33%	3,243
15	Barn	50%	2,880
16	Barne	67%	2,685
17	Bearne	67%	2,586
18	Bran	67%	2,432
19	Brayne	83%	2,298
20	Borne	50%	2,130
21	Oborne	33%	2,120
22	Brion	50%	2,087
23	Birnie	50%	1,362
24	Broun	50%	1,240
25	Brane	83%	1,126
26	Eborn	17%	1,104
27	Oborn	17%	1,062
28	Braun	67%	1,044
29	Boran	50%	1,005
30	Beran	50%	970
31	Brun	50%	941
32	Bruin	67%	842
33	Auburn	0%	821
34	Boorn	33%	775
35	Brean	50%	734
36	Eburne	33%	709
37	Bearon	33%	610
38	Obern	17%	553
39	Boorne	50%	543
40	Bearn	50%	508
41	Burnie	50%	495
42	Brayn	67%	480
43	Baren	33%	478
44	Broune	67%	376
45	Bern	33%	365
46	Bren	50%	363
47	Broon	50%	336
48	Eaborn	0%	334
49	Beirne	50%	318
50	Breene	67%	309
51	Brin	67%	306
52	Obrine	67%	299
53	Bruen	50%	290
54	Berne	50%	248
55	Buron	33%	236
56	Baurne	50%	224
57	Brone	67%	220
58	Eaborne	29%	214
59	Bron	50%	202
60	Aburn	17%	196
61	Obrion	33%	195
62	Baran	50%	187
63	Barin	50%	180
64	Brune	67%	167
65	Baaran	33%	153
66	Aborn	17%	149
67	Broan	50%	140
68	Eburn	17%	138
69	Broone	67%	135
70	Bernie	50%	134
71	Obrain	67%	132
72	Beron	33%	130
73	Birne	50%	130
74	Biron	33%	129
75	Bruun	50%	126
76	Baurn	33%	122
77	Biren	33%	117
78	Boarne	67%	117
79	Brein	67%	116
80	Burno	33%	116
81	Boron	33%	115
82	Bruno	50%	111
83	Bearan	33%	104

Did you know?

The surname Braine is the 13th most popular variant of Bourne.