Cairn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cairn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cairn family

Profession Census Frequency
Teacher 2
Houlder Of Thread Lace 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Works In A Shoe Thread Factory 1
Servant Man 1
A B Seaman 1
Hawker 1
Lime Spinner 1
Dressmaker 1
House Carpenter 1
House Servant 1
Retired Dressmaker 1
Labourer Mason's 1
Woollen Rag Sorter 1

Cairn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Crane 20% 43,363
2 Carne 60% 7,175
3 Craine 50% 4,610
4 Carn 80% 3,761
5 Crone 20% 3,756
6 Corn 60% 3,201
7 Crain 60% 2,145
8 Corne 40% 1,764
9 Corin 40% 1,145
10 Crean 40% 1,140
11 Caron 60% 1,101
12 Cran 40% 1,017
13 Coren 40% 801
14 Cron 40% 767
15 Crine 40% 738
16 Curne 40% 655
17 Carine 50% 566
18 Caren 60% 439
19 Carnie 50% 329
20 Creen 40% 325
21 Coran 40% 302
22 Curn 60% 277
23 Curno 40% 266
24 Coron 40% 190
25 Croan 40% 185
26 Carin 60% 176
27 Cairn 100% 160
28 Cren 40% 154
29 Creane 33% 145

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The surname Cairn is the 27th most popular variant of Crane.

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