Cearns Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cearns Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cearns family

Profession Census Frequency
Char Woman 2
Clerk 2
Rag Sorter 2
Labourer Coal Yard 2
Worsted Weaver 2
Living On Own Means 2
Bill Porter 1
Clerk Office Cotton Broker 1
Cotton Porter 1
Dock Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Hair Dresser 1
Labourer Flour Mill 1
Ladies Maid Domestic 1
None 1
Painter 1
Stoker In Steamship 1
Upholsterer 1
Washer In Bottle Fore 1
Watchmam Commercial Clerk 1
Coal Miner Coal Hewer 1
Bricklayer 1
Laundress Wash 1
Salt Heaver 1
Scholar 1

Cearns Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cairns 67% 12,041
2 Corns 67% 5,525
3 Cornes 50% 3,992
4 Carnes 67% 2,075
5 Carns 83% 1,563
6 Cearns 100% 828
7 Crans 67% 709
8 Carins 67% 671
9 Cairnes 57% 360
10 Cranes 50% 194
11 Curns 67% 131
12 Corens 50% 127

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The surname Cearns is the 6th most popular variant of Cairns.

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