Obern Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 6
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 24
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 18

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 2
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Obern Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Obern family

Profession Census Frequency
School 9
Miner 3
At Home 2
Ironstone Miner 2
Coal Miner 2
Coal Miner (hewer) 2
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Contractors Labourer 1
Blacksmith 1
Bricklayers Labourer 1
Builders Labourer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Horseman On Farm 1
House Keeper 1
Railway Platelayer 1
Glove Hand 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Charwoman 1
Horse Driver 1
Quarrie Stone Breaker 1
Working For His Self Horse And Cart 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Obern

Name Census Frequency
Mary Obern 41
George Obern 31
William Obern 30
John Obern 29
Ellen Obern 17
Charles Obern 15
Eliza Obern 15
Thomas Obern 15
Elizabeth Obern 12
James Obern 12
Sarah Obern 11
Catherine Obern 10
Alice Obern 9
Ann Obern 9
Arthur Obern 9
Frank Obern 9
Michael Obern 9
Annie Obern 8
Joseph Obern 8
Ernest Obern 7
Esther Obern 7
Frederick Obern 7
Henry Obern 7
Jane Obern 7
Maria Obern 7

Obern Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 33% 39,866
2 Burn 60% 32,363
3 Brain 20% 24,766
4 Baron 40% 22,589
5 Obrien 50% 17,701
6 Brian 20% 12,455
7 Brien 20% 12,036
8 Brine 20% 6,722
9 Bourn 40% 6,046
10 Breen 40% 5,606
11 Burne 40% 5,511
12 Obrian 50% 3,536
13 Braine 17% 3,530
14 Born 60% 3,243
15 Barn 60% 2,880
16 Barne 40% 2,685
17 Bearne 50% 2,586
18 Bran 40% 2,432
19 Borne 40% 2,130
20 Oborne 67% 2,120
21 Brion 20% 2,087
22 Birnie 33% 1,362
23 Broun 20% 1,240
24 Brane 20% 1,126
25 Eborn 60% 1,104
26 Oborn 80% 1,062
27 Braun 20% 1,044
28 Boran 40% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 40% 941
31 Bruin 20% 842
32 Auburn 50% 821
33 Boorn 40% 775
34 Brean 40% 734
35 Eburne 50% 709
36 Bearon 50% 610
37 Obern 100% 553
38 Boorne 33% 543
39 Bearn 60% 508
40 Burnie 33% 495
41 Baren 40% 478
42 Broune 17% 376
43 Bern 80% 365
44 Bren 40% 363
45 Broon 20% 336
46 Eaborn 50% 334
47 Beirne 50% 318
48 Breene 33% 309
49 Brin 40% 306
50 Obrine 50% 299
51 Bruen 20% 290
52 Berne 60% 248
53 Buron 40% 236
54 Baurne 33% 224
55 Brone 20% 220
56 Eaborne 43% 214
57 Bron 40% 202
58 Aburn 60% 196
59 Obrion 50% 195
60 Baran 40% 187
61 Barin 40% 180
62 Brune 20% 167
63 Baaran 33% 153
64 Aborn 60% 149
65 Broan 20% 140
66 Eburn 60% 138
67 Broone 17% 135
68 Bernie 50% 134
69 Obrain 50% 132
70 Beron 60% 130
71 Birne 40% 130
72 Biron 40% 129
73 Bruun 20% 126
74 Baurn 40% 122
75 Biren 40% 117
76 Boarne 33% 117
77 Brein 40% 116
78 Burno 40% 116
79 Boron 40% 115
80 Bruno 20% 111
81 Bearan 50% 104

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The surname Obern is the 37th most popular variant of Bourne.

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