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 9
Buckinghamshire 12
Berkshire 66
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 15
Cornwall 80
Cumberland 12
Derbyshire 32
Devon 59
Dorset 457
Durham 40
Essex 112
Gloucestershire 83
Hampshire 412
Herefordshire 4
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 26
Kent 279
Lancashire 138
Leicestershire 64
Lincolnshire 74
London 580
Middlesex 94
Northumberland 28
Norfolk 18
Northamptonshire 7
Nottinghamshire 84
Oxfordshire 236
Rutland 0
Shropshire 12
Suffolk 14
Somerset 110
Surrey 79
Sussex 169
Staffordshire 161
Warwickshire 214
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 182
Worcestershire 95
Yorkshire 223

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 31
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 28
Pembrokeshire 1
Radnorshire 0

Burden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burden family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 59
Living On Own Means 35
General Servant Domestic 30
Scholar 27
Agricultural Labourer 25
Cook Domestic 24
Farmer 23
Domestic Servant 22
Dress Maker 21
Carpenter 20
Dressmaker 20
Housemaid Domestic 17
Gardener Domestic 17
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 16
Laundress Wash 16
School 15
Bricklayer 14
Charwoman 14
House Keeper Domestic 12
Blacksmith 11
House Maid Domestic 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Stone Mason 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Draper Assistant 9

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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