Barrows Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barrows Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barrows family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 27
Dress Maker 19
General Labourer 19
General Servant Domestic 19
Cotton Weaver 16
Carpenter 12
Cook Domestic 11
Domestic Servant 11
Housemaid Domestic 9
Charwoman 8
School 8
Tailor 8
Tailoress 8
House Maid Domestic 7
Iron Moulder 7
Servant Domestic 7
Coal Miner C Hewer 7
Labourer 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Cabinet Maker 5
General Servant 5
Blacksmith 5
Grocer 4
House Keeper 4
Coachman Domestic 4

Barrows Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burrows 86% 76,994
2 Barrows 100% 12,510
3 Borrows 86% 3,488
4 Burrowes 75% 1,646
5 Berrows 86% 279
6 Barroughs 67% 120

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The surname Barrows is the 2nd most popular variant of Burrows.

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