Burden 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 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 82
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 5
Devon 64
Dorset 322
Durham 32
Essex 30
Gloucestershire 23
Hampshire 173
Herefordshire 20
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 1
Isle of Man 5
Kent 240
Lancashire 28
Leicestershire 42
Lincolnshire 49
London 290
Middlesex 9
Northumberland 16
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 80
Oxfordshire 214
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 1
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 2
Somerset 64
Surrey 8
Sussex 91
Staffordshire 66
Warwickshire 132
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 195
Worcestershire 46
Yorkshire 112

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 1
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 5
Radnorshire 0

Burden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burden family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 437
Agricultural Labourer 187
House Servant 43
Labourer 39
Carter 18
Dress Maker 18
Wife Of Above 18
Carpenter 17
House Keeper 15
Laundress 14
Servant 13
Stone Mason 13
Farm Labourer 13
General Servant 12
Cook 11
Shoe Maker 11
Pauper 10
Coal Miner 10
Blacksmith 9
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 8
House Maid 8
Shepherd 8
Mason 7
Sawyer 7
Brick Layer 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Burden

Name Census Frequency
William Burden 1,644
Mary Burden 1,540
John Burden 1,319
George Burden 980
Elizabeth Burden 974
Sarah Burden 800
James Burden 790
Thomas Burden 766
Henry Burden 644
Charles Burden 582
Jane Burden 508
Ann Burden 486
Eliza Burden 402
Alfred Burden 389
Frederick Burden 377
Alice Burden 371
Joseph Burden 359
Emma Burden 353
Ellen Burden 342
Annie Burden 332
Robert Burden 319
Edward Burden 313
Emily Burden 293
Richard Burden 288
Albert Burden 256

Burden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burden 100% 26,226
2 Barden 83% 11,227
3 Burdon 83% 8,231
4 Breedon 43% 2,912
5 Briden 67% 2,088
6 Braden 67% 2,076
7 Beardon 57% 1,836
8 Borden 83% 1,451
9 Breeden 57% 1,363
10 Bardon 67% 1,006
11 Breden 67% 973
12 Aberdeen 63% 850
13 Bourdon 71% 778
14 Bardin 67% 581
15 Burdin 83% 505
16 Breaden 57% 501
17 Bridon 50% 474
18 Bredon 50% 453
19 Bradon 50% 336
20 Bearden 71% 289
21 Braiden 57% 282
22 Bredin 50% 240
23 Birden 83% 229
24 Brudon 50% 196
25 Bordon 67% 191
26 Boarden 71% 190
27 Bruden 67% 184
28 Broden 67% 172
29 Bourden 86% 138
30 Aberdein 63% 132
31 Breadon 43% 131
32 Berden 83% 109

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The surname Burden is the most popular version of all its varients

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