Burgh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burgh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burgh family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 64
Living On Her Own Means 7
Dress Maker 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Farmer 4
Coal Miner 4
Living On His Own Means 4
Domestic Servant 3
General Labourer 3
General Domestic Servant 3
Waitress 2
Tutor Mathematics 2
Farmers Son 2
Joiner 2
Hairdressers Assistant 2
General Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Carter For Sadler 2
Manager 2
Factory Hand 2
Living On Own Means 2
Burner 1
Char Woman 1
Carpenter 1
Corps Infantry 1

Burgh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Brough 50% 22,667
2 Burge 80% 15,705
3 Bargh 80% 2,070
4 Berg 60% 1,971
5 Burgh 100% 1,234
6 Borough 57% 1,184
7 Barugh 67% 500
8 Burg 80% 207
9 Bergh 80% 201
10 Braugh 50% 136
11 Brugh 60% 105
12 Burough 71% 104

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The surname Burgh is the 5th most popular variant of Brough.

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