Byrne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Byrne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Byrne family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 270
Labourer 48
Tailor 27
Dock Labourer 23
House Keeper 20
House Servant 20
Servant 17
Shoe Maker 17
Agricultural Labourer 16
Private 16
Dress Maker 16
Cotton Weaver 13
Cook 10
Coal Miner 10
Worsted Spinner 10
Laundress 8
Iron Ore Miner 8
Private Soldier 7
Hawker 7
Paper Maker 6
Blacksmith 6
Cotton Factory Worker 6
Farm Labourer 6
Iron Moulder 6
Tailoress 6

Byrne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burn 60% 32,363
2 Byrne 100% 26,322
3 Byron 60% 7,513
4 Burne 80% 5,511
5 Byrn 80% 617
6 Byran 60% 404
7 Bern 60% 365
8 Berne 80% 248
9 Birne 80% 130
10 Byren 60% 130
11 Byrone 83% 121

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The surname Byrne is the 2nd most popular variant of Burn.

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