Surnames
UK surnames beginning with B
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Barratt | 6,072 | 7,611 |
| 102 | Bright | 6,059 | 7,609 |
| 103 | Biggs | 5,634 | 7,566 |
| 104 | Bland | 6,214 | 7,520 |
| 105 | Bridges | 4,759 | 7,427 |
| 106 | Boyce | 4,470 | 7,370 |
| 107 | Batchelor | 5,073 | 7,369 |
| 108 | Barron | 4,620 | 7,205 |
| 109 | Beech | 4,432 | 7,185 |
| 110 | Bainbridge | 4,203 | 7,055 |
| 111 | Bingham | 4,395 | 6,855 |
| 112 | Buxton | 4,501 | 6,855 |
| 113 | Broughton | 5,564 | 6,761 |
| 114 | Buchan | 3,893 | 6,653 |
| 115 | Bridge | 6,077 | 6,648 |
| 116 | Bone | 5,555 | 6,480 |
| 117 | Browning | 6,070 | 6,368 |
| 118 | Bower | 5,485 | 6,186 |
| 119 | Bassett | 4,657 | 6,163 |
| 120 | Bristow | 4,049 | 6,121 |
| 121 | Bowles | 4,884 | 6,113 |
| 122 | Ballard | 4,493 | 6,015 |
| 123 | Blackmore | 4,297 | 5,917 |
| 124 | Boardman | 4,810 | 5,881 |
| 125 | Broadbent | 6,399 | 5,859 |
| 126 | Bellamy | 4,367 | 5,827 |
| 127 | Bate | 5,082 | 5,810 |
| 128 | Brand | 4,412 | 5,786 |
| 129 | Bashir | 1 | 5,761 |
| 130 | Beale | 3,777 | 5,696 |
| 131 | Bromley | 4,605 | 5,598 |
| 132 | Bonner | 2,647 | 5,595 |
| 133 | Bamford | 4,516 | 5,594 |
| 134 | Beresford | 2,196 | 5,566 |
| 135 | Bloomfield | 3,798 | 5,562 |
| 136 | Blyth | 4,714 | 5,536 |
| 137 | Brooke | 4,465 | 5,454 |
| 138 | Baillie | 3,121 | 5,438 |
| 139 | Bowler | 3,653 | 5,369 |
| 140 | Beasley | 3,245 | 5,363 |
| 141 | Brooker | 3,612 | 5,249 |
| 142 | Burrell | 3,887 | 5,249 |
| 143 | Braithwaite | 3,461 | 5,175 |
| 144 | Boswell | 2,800 | 5,170 |
| 145 | Buckingham | 3,978 | 5,106 |
| 146 | Beer | 4,775 | 5,104 |
| 147 | Batty | 4,567 | 5,080 |
| 148 | Brierley | 5,333 | 5,025 |
| 149 | Brough | 3,665 | 5,025 |
| 150 | Bains | 751 | 4,985 |
| 151 | Blackman | 3,643 | 4,961 |
| 152 | Bhatti | 0 | 4,947 |
| 153 | Brodie | 4,058 | 4,943 |
| 154 | Belcher | 3,608 | 4,879 |
| 155 | Bean | 3,862 | 4,841 |
| 156 | Burden | 3,792 | 4,809 |
| 157 | Billington | 3,259 | 4,804 |
| 158 | Blundell | 3,524 | 4,801 |
| 159 | Booker | 3,591 | 4,791 |
| 160 | Broad | 3,802 | 4,776 |
| 161 | Brock | 3,462 | 4,650 |
| 162 | Brain | 3,214 | 4,646 |
| 163 | Budd | 3,792 | 4,619 |
| 164 | Bowes | 2,760 | 4,604 |
| 165 | Bunting | 3,344 | 4,570 |
| 166 | Birchall | 2,945 | 4,545 |
| 167 | Bowyer | 3,265 | 4,521 |
| 168 | Burn | 4,044 | 4,517 |
| 169 | Bushell | 2,901 | 4,501 |
| 170 | Brewster | 2,901 | 4,495 |
| 171 | Buckland | 3,161 | 4,493 |
| 172 | Button | 3,544 | 4,483 |
| 173 | Benton | 3,101 | 4,472 |
| 174 | Binns | 4,965 | 4,433 |
| 175 | Bass | 3,385 | 4,402 |
| 176 | Bryce | 3,022 | 4,397 |
| 177 | Brazier | 2,799 | 4,358 |
| 178 | Buckle | 3,263 | 4,357 |
| 179 | Benjamin | 1,569 | 4,344 |
| 180 | Bibby | 3,233 | 4,339 |
| 181 | Beaton | 3,448 | 4,238 |
| 182 | Birkett | 2,890 | 4,220 |
| 183 | Bayley | 4,847 | 4,218 |
| 184 | Breen | 833 | 4,170 |
| 185 | Broadhurst | 3,031 | 4,167 |
| 186 | Bottomley | 4,974 | 4,160 |
| 187 | Butterfield | 3,984 | 4,105 |
| 188 | Busby | 3,147 | 4,076 |
| 189 | Bostock | 2,810 | 4,010 |
| 190 | Ballantyne | 2,347 | 4,008 |
| 191 | Bullen | 3,162 | 3,968 |
| 192 | Bramley | 2,735 | 3,947 |
| 193 | Bunn | 2,913 | 3,918 |
| 194 | Boyes | 3,132 | 3,895 |
| 195 | Boden | 2,424 | 3,873 |
| 196 | Beveridge | 3,121 | 3,864 |
| 197 | Brindley | 2,291 | 3,851 |
| 198 | Bryson | 2,294 | 3,818 |
| 199 | Boon | 2,786 | 3,782 |
| 200 | Blanchard | 2,450 | 3,778 |