Risborough 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 4
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 16
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 1
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 0
London 10
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 27
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 5
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 9

Wales

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

Risborough Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Risborough family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Coal Miner 5
Agri Labourer 3
Silk Weaver 2
Farm Labourer 2
Labourer 2
Coke Drawer 1
Joiner 1
Plate Layer 1
Sick 1
Blacksmith 1
General Servant 1
Saddler's Apprentice 1
Fitter In Shoehand 1
Blacksmith Apprentice 1
Cook Domestic Ser 1
Domestic Servant Groom 1
Game Keeper 1
Gardener 1
House Keeper 1
Pauper 1
Shop Keeper 1
Under Gardener 1
Washer Woman 1
Working Boatman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Risborough

Name Census Frequency
William Risborough 23
Mary Risborough 21
Thomas Risborough 18
James Risborough 16
Ann Risborough 14
John Risborough 14
Elizabeth Risborough 13
Robert Risborough 10
Sarah Risborough 10
Henry Risborough 6
Jane Risborough 6
Albert Risborough 5
Charles Risborough 5
Ernest Risborough 5
Eliza Risborough 4
Ellen Risborough 4
Emily Risborough 4
Annie Risborough 3
Frederick Risborough 3
Richard Risborough 3
Rose Risborough 3
Alice Risborough 2
Benjamin Risborough 2
Caroline Risborough 2
Christopher Risborough 2

Risborough Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Riseborough 91% 1,732
2 Risborough 100% 266
3 Roseburgh 50% 121
4 Rosborough 90% 109

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The surname Risborough is the 2nd most popular variant of Riseborough.

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