Burrow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burrow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burrow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 275
Agricultural Labourer 82
House Servant 31
Labourer 27
Dress Maker 22
Farm Labourer 21
Servant 19
Ag Lab 17
Farmers Daur 15
At Home 14
Tailor 13
Annuitant 12
Farm Servant 11
Farmer 11
Farmers Son 11
Coal Miner 11
House Keeper 10
General Servant 10
Farmers Wife 10
Fisherman 10
Grocer 9
Laundress 9
Scholar At Home 8
Pauper 8
Cooper 7

Burrow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barrow 83% 54,356
2 Burrow 100% 18,843
3 Borrow 83% 3,592
4 Berrow 83% 2,430
5 Aburrow 86% 828

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The surname Burrow is the 2nd most popular variant of Barrow.

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