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
School 248
Farmer 66
Private Means 33
Clerk 15
General Labourer 15
Farm Labourer 15
Farmers Son Working On Farm 14
Domestic Servant 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Scholar 13
Dress Maker 12
House Keeper 10
General Servant (domestic) 10
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Carter 9
Labourer 9
None 9
Cook (domestic) 8
School Boy 8
Dressmaker 8
Farmers Daughter Dairy Work 8
Iron Ore Miner 8
Milliner 7
Postman 7
House Painter 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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