Byrne Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Byrne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Byrne family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 556
General Labourer 59
Cotton Weaver 37
Dock Labourer 33
Dress Maker 33
Domestic Servant 31
Labourer 28
Coal Miner 26
Living On Own Means 24
Private Infantry 23
Clerk 21
Chemical Labourer 18
General Servant Domestic 15
General Servant 15
Tailor 15
Dressmaker 14
Living On Her Own Means 13
Tailoress 11
Laundress 10
Boot Maker 8
Cotton Spinner 8
Pupil Teacher 7
Servant 7
House Keeper 7
Nil 7

Byrne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Burn 60% 32,363
2 Byrne 100% 26,322
3 Byron 60% 7,513
4 Burne 80% 5,511
5 Byrn 80% 617
6 Byran 60% 404
7 Bern 60% 365
8 Berne 80% 248
9 Birne 80% 130
10 Byren 60% 130
11 Byrone 83% 121

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The surname Byrne is the 2nd most popular variant of Burn.

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