Brow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 26
General Labourer 5
Domestic Servant 4
Boiler Maker 2
Coal Miner 2
Groom 2
General Servant 2
Ironer 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Baker 1
Coffee House Keeper 1
Engine Fitter E& M 1
Engine Smith - E& M 1
Engine Smith E & M 1
Engine Smiths Wife 1
Farm Labourer 1
Iron Founder 1
Nurse Maid Domestic 1
Pupil 1
Stone Mason 1
Woollen Weaver Formerly 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer Wife 1
Gardener Domestic Servant 1
Leather Glover 1

Brow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brough 50% 22,667
2 Brew 75% 6,225
3 Burrough 38% 5,430
4 Brow 100% 1,065
5 Browe 80% 781
6 Barow 80% 588
7 Borow 80% 370
8 Braw 75% 235
9 Brewe 60% 190
10 Briew 60% 172
11 Burough 43% 104

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

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