Brears Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brears Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brears family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 31
Tailor 7
Colliery Labourer 3
Field Worker 3
File Cutter 3
General Labourer 3
Pupil Teacher 3
Cordwainer 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Farm Labourer 2
Farmers Son 2
Farmers Wife 2
Spring Knife Cutter 2
Wife Of Above 2
Certificated Master P E S 2
Bricklayer 2
In Pensioner 1
Blacksmith 1
Blanket Warp Tier On 1
Boot & Shoe Maker 1
Char Woman 1
Charwoman 1
Cloth Mender 1
Butcher 1

Brears Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Briers 67% 4,128
2 Barrs 50% 3,840
3 Barras 50% 2,330
4 Briars 83% 1,712
5 Burrous 43% 1,512
6 Brears 100% 1,478
7 Burris 33% 1,369
8 Berris 50% 998
9 Barres 33% 853
10 Burras 50% 627
11 Barris 33% 575
12 Burrs 50% 517
13 Barries 43% 509
14 Borris 33% 483
15 Borras 50% 251
16 Burrus 33% 142
17 Burres 33% 131
18 Barros 33% 112

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The surname Brears is the 6th most popular variant of Briers.

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