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
School 1,595
Farm Labourer 151
Coal Miner Hewer 122
General Labourer 111
Labourer 97
Cotton Weaver 97
General Servant (domestic) 95
Private Means 82
Dressmaker 76
Domestic Servant 61
At School 59
Clerk 51
House Painter 51
None 51
Scholar 50
Farmer 44
Bricklayer 38
Carter 38
At Home 37
General Servant Domestic 37
Charwoman 35
Cook (domestic) 35
Housekeeper 35
Laundress 35
Assisting In Business 34

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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