Nairn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Nairn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Nairn family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 25
Coal Miner Hewer 4
Coal Miner 3
Labourer 3
Pupil 3
Blacksmith 2
General Labourer 2
Seamstress 1
Domestic General Servant 1
Farmer 1
Farmer's Wife 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Organist & Professer 1
School Mistress 1
Commission Agent 1
Iron Works Labourer 1
Joiner 1
Lodging House Manager 1
Plasterer 1
Saw Maker 1
Ships Carpenter 1
Warehouseman 1
Apprentice Shipwright 1
Art Foreman Ordinance Store 1
Laborer 1

Nairn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Nairn 100% 1,629
2 Nairne 83% 358
3 Noran 40% 154
4 Nearn 60% 129
5 Norn 60% 105

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The surname Nairn is the most popular version of all its varients

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