Burstow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Burstow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Burstow family

Profession Census Frequency
Plasterer 7
Carpenter 5
General Labourer 5
Dress Maker 4
Gas Fitter 3
Bodice Maker 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Brass Finisher 2
Living On Own Means 2
Needle Manufacturer 2
Cook Domestic 2
Brewer's Drayman Carman 1
Cooper 1
Boat Man Coast Guard Navy Men 1
Tea Traveller 1
Brick Layer Labourer 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Carman 1
Clerk Photographic Works 1
Coal Merchant 1
Gardener (not Domestic) 1
Painter (jobbing Land) 1
Picture Frame Maker 1
Justice Of Peace Living Means 1
Housemaid Domestic 1

Burstow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bristow 71% 22,643
2 Bairstow 75% 6,119
3 Barstow 86% 4,489
4 Bristowe 63% 2,062
5 Burstow 100% 994
6 Brestow 71% 216

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The surname Burstow is the 5th most popular variant of Bristow.

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