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 489
Farmer 42
Dress Maker 31
Living On Own Means 30
Domestic Servant 29
General Labourer 28
Agricultural Labourer 27
Tailor 25
Coal Miner 23
General Servant 23
Cotton Weaver 21
Carpenter 20
Gardener 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Farm Servant 14
Laundress 14
Labourer 13
House Keeper 13
Farm Labourer 11
Living On Her Own Means 10
General Domestic Servant 9
Joiner 8
Carter 8
Fisherman 8
Painter 8

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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