Burrow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burrow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burrow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 393
Agricultural Labourer 50
Labourer 36
Domestic Servant 25
Farmers Son 22
Dress Maker 20
Farm Servant 19
General Servant 17
House Keeper 16
Farmer 14
Annuitant 14
Servant 13
Tailor 13
Farm Labourer 12
Carpenter 11
Labourer Wife 10
Farmer's Wife 10
Coal Miner 9
Wife Of Above 9
Farmers Daur 9
Cook 7
Laundress 7
Stone Mason 7
Servant Domestic 6
Milliner 6

Burrow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barrow 83% 54,356
2 Burrow 100% 18,843
3 Borrow 83% 3,592
4 Berrow 83% 2,430
5 Aburrow 86% 828

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The surname Burrow is the 2nd most popular variant of Barrow.

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