Brokenshaw 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 0
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 3
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 7
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Brokenshaw Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brokenshaw family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3
Wheelwright 2
Carpenter 2
Assisting At Home In House Duties 1
Dress Maker 1
No Occupation 1
Railway Engine Stoker 1
Calico Cotton Weaver 1
Cotton Back Tenter Cardroom 1
Housekeeper 1
Dressmaker Assistant 1
Foreman Compressed Drys, Pills Etc 1
Farm Labourer 1
Assistant In Business 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Private Means 1
St School 1
Bootmaker 1
Charwoman 1
Drapery Assistant 1
House Keeper 1
Shop Fitter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Brokenshaw

Name Census Frequency
John Brokenshaw 16
Elizabeth Brokenshaw 13
James Brokenshaw 12
Jane Brokenshaw 12
Mary Brokenshaw 10
William Brokenshaw 7
Emma Brokenshaw 6
George Brokenshaw 6
Ann Brokenshaw 5
Thomas Brokenshaw 5
Caroline Brokenshaw 4
Jessie Brokenshaw 4
Joseph Brokenshaw 4
Samuel Brokenshaw 4
Arthur Brokenshaw 3
Edward Brokenshaw 3
Elsie Brokenshaw 3
Percy Brokenshaw 3
Annie Brokenshaw 2
Blanche Brokenshaw 2
Catherine Brokenshaw 2
Charles Brokenshaw 2
Eliza Brokenshaw 2
Emily Brokenshaw 2
Frederick Brokenshaw 2

Brokenshaw Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burkinshaw 70% 4,698
2 Birkinshaw 70% 3,114
3 Birkenshaw 80% 2,467
4 Berkinshaw 70% 335
5 Burkenshaw 80% 280
6 Berkenshaw 80% 200
7 Brokenshaw 100% 184
8 Barkinshaw 70% 101

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The surname Brokenshaw is the 7th most popular variant of Burkinshaw.

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