Brestow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brestow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brestow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Farm Labourer 3
Tailor's Apprentice 2
Cook 1
Domestic Gardener Servant 1
Cabinet Maker 1
Signalman Royal Navy 1
Assistant Laundress 1
General Labourer 1
Groom & Gardener 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Domestic Servant 1
Dress Maker 1
General Servant 1
Laundress 1
Tailor 1
Lock Smith 1
Baker Confectionary 1
Bricklayer 1
Butcher 1
Needle Woman 1
Retired Builder's Labourer 1
Shepherd 1
Dock Labourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1

Brestow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bristow 86% 22,643
2 Bairstow 63% 6,119
3 Barstow 71% 4,489
4 Bristowe 75% 2,062
5 Burstow 71% 994
6 Brestow 100% 216

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The surname Brestow is the 6th most popular variant of Bristow.

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