Burrows Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Burrows Name Meaning: This is a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or a mound of earth and stones.

The name was first recorded in the 15th century,with the first recorded spelling to be that of 'John De Burhus',dated 1440.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burrows Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burrows family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 160
Cotton Weaver 126
General Servant Domestic 124
Living On Own Means 99
Dress Maker 94
Agricultural Labourer 90
Scholar 57
Coal Miner Hewer 57
Farmer 53
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 43
Laundress Wash 42
Charwoman 40
Cook Domestic 38
Housemaid Domestic 35
At School 32
Coal Hewer 32
Blacksmith 31
Carpenter 30
Dressmaker 30
Bricklayer 29
Servant Domestic 27
Butcher 26
Cotton Winder 26
House Keeper Domestic 25

Burrows Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burrows 100% 76,994
2 Barrows 86% 12,510
3 Borrows 86% 3,488
4 Browse 57% 2,445
5 Burrowes 88% 1,646
6 Browes 57% 541
7 Brows 71% 338
8 Berrows 86% 279
9 Burows 86% 161

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

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