Byrnes Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Byrnes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Byrnes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 51
Labourer 14
Dock Labourer 7
House Keeper 6
Servant 5
Dress Maker 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Tailor 4
Domestic Servant 3
Shoe Maker 3
Boot Maker 2
Char Woman 2
Daur 2
Boiler Maker 2
Nurse Domestic Servant 2
Butcher 2
Cooper 2
Cotton Creeler Short Timmer 2
Cotton Winder 2
Errand Boy 2
Laundress 2
Farm Servant 2
Book Master 2
Hawker 2
Woollen Weaver 2

Byrnes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burns 67% 78,221
2 Burnes 83% 8,531
3 Byrnes 100% 2,993
4 Burness 71% 2,583
5 Byrns 83% 853
6 Bernes 83% 414
7 Berns 67% 216

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The surname Byrnes is the 3rd most popular variant of Burns.

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