Burchell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burchell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burchell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 33
General Labourer 26
Living On Own Means 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Carpenter 12
Charwoman 9
Domestic Servant 8
Dress Maker 8
Coal Miner Hewer 8
Bricklayer 7
Cook Domestic 7
House Maid Domestic 6
Farmer 6
Bricklayer Labourer 6
Builder Labourer 5
Commercial Clerk 5
Wheel Wright 5
Gardener Domestic 5
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 5
Baker 5
Labourer General 5
Cigar Maker 4
Cook 4
Tailor 4
Agricultural Labourer 4

Burchell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Birchall 75% 20,348
2 Burchell 100% 9,866
3 Burchill 88% 2,821
4 Burchall 88% 2,498
5 Birchell 88% 834
6 Brichall 63% 507
7 Berchall 75% 390
8 Birchill 75% 313
9 Burkell 75% 228
10 Burkle 50% 209
11 Burchel 88% 172
12 Birkell 63% 165
13 Barchell 88% 145
14 Brichell 75% 137
15 Birchal 63% 121

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The surname Burchell is the 2nd most popular variant of Birchall.

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