Borough Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Borough Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Borough family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Agricultural Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 4
Servant 3
Gate Keeper 2
General Servant 2
Labourer 2
Twins 2
Laundress 2
School Mastress 2
Ag Labourer 2
Apprentice 2
Farmers Son 1
Farmers Wife 1
Miller & Farmer Of 55 Acres Employing 2 Lab 2 Boy 1
Attorney At Law & Solicitor In Chancery 1
General Practitioner Royal Collage Of Sergent & Li 1
Labourer On Railway 1
Sugeon 1
Dress Maker 1
Office Boy In Brewery 1
Renter & Collector Of Turnpike Tolls 1
Toll Collector 1
Contractor Licensed Victualler 1
Glover 1

Borough Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brough 86% 22,667
2 Bargh 57% 2,070
3 Burgh 57% 1,234
4 Borough 100% 1,184
5 Barugh 71% 500
6 Borrough 88% 359
7 Bergh 57% 201
8 Braugh 71% 136
9 Brugh 71% 105
10 Burough 86% 104

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The surname Borough is the 4th most popular variant of Brough.

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