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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 7
Cheshire 7
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 13
Dorset 4
Durham 11
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 32
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 7
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 4
Kent 4
Lancashire 19
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 1
London 135
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 15
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 2
Somerset 16
Surrey 7
Sussex 4
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 19
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 35

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 15
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 7
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Braine Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Braine family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 73
Agricultural Labourer 11
Labourer 8
General Servant 5
Butcher 4
Domestic Servant 4
Carpenter 4
Housemaid 4
News Agent 4
Dress Maker 3
Accountant 3
Porter 3
Stone Mason 2
Formerly Nurse 2
House Keeper 2
Clerk 2
Hatter 2
Shoe Maker 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Cotton Operator 2
Milliner 2
Annuitant 2
Assistant 2
Waterman 2
Commercial Traveller Tea Trade 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

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

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