Burroughes 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 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 9
Middlesex 1
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 40
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Burroughes Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burroughes family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 16
Agricultural Labourer 3
Butler 1
General Servant 1
Painter & Paper Hanger 1
Lets Apartment Lodging House 1
Solicitor Out Of Practice 1
Seaman 1
Rector Of Pencombe 1
Rector's Wife 1
Apprentice Watchmaker 1
Barmaid 1
Butcher 1
Charwoman 1
Corn And Flour Dealer Factor 1
Corn Miller 1
Dress Maker 1
Estate Owner 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Helper In Mill 1
Miller And Flour Dealer 1
Police Officer 1
Shepherd 1
Tailor 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Burroughes

Name Census Frequency
Mary Burroughes 21
George Burroughes 19
William Burroughes 17
Charles Burroughes 15
Elizabeth Burroughes 12
Edith Burroughes 9
Thomas Burroughes 9
Walter Burroughes 9
Caroline Burroughes 8
Dorothy Burroughes 8
Edward Burroughes 8
Henry Burroughes 8
Sarah Burroughes 8
Emma Burroughes 7
Ethel Burroughes 7
Ida Burroughes 7
Frank Burroughes 6
Annie Burroughes 5
Arthur Burroughes 5
Eliza Burroughes 5
Ellen Burroughes 5
Emily Burroughes 5
Florence Burroughes 5
Harry Burroughes 5
James Burroughes 5

Burroughes Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burroughs 90% 5,573
2 Burroughes 100% 446
3 Borroughs 80% 205
4 Barroughs 80% 120

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The surname Burroughes is the 2nd most popular variant of Burroughs.

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