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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Brownlee | 1,054 | 1,545 |
| 402 | Boorman | 1,117 | 1,541 |
| 403 | Board | 1,095 | 1,539 |
| 404 | Barnsley | 1,175 | 1,530 |
| 405 | Bunker | 1,206 | 1,527 |
| 406 | Bonney | 747 | 1,523 |
| 407 | Bashford | 992 | 1,521 |
| 408 | Bennison | 840 | 1,516 |
| 409 | Blackford | 1,074 | 1,516 |
| 410 | Benbow | 1,183 | 1,510 |
| 411 | Bowe | 675 | 1,510 |
| 412 | Boniface | 1,066 | 1,489 |
| 413 | Bellingham | 1,094 | 1,485 |
| 414 | Birt | 1,263 | 1,483 |
| 415 | Bill | 1,068 | 1,473 |
| 416 | Budge | 1,512 | 1,468 |
| 417 | Burroughs | 958 | 1,464 |
| 418 | Blacklock | 1,271 | 1,463 |
| 419 | Blood | 1,205 | 1,448 |
| 420 | Bickley | 1,239 | 1,447 |
| 421 | Berwick | 1,208 | 1,436 |
| 422 | Birtles | 1,038 | 1,435 |
| 423 | Brighton | 1,053 | 1,429 |
| 424 | Balogun | 0 | 1,428 |
| 425 | Blunden | 1,000 | 1,424 |
| 426 | Beecroft | 1,262 | 1,419 |
| 427 | Beevers | 758 | 1,415 |
| 428 | Bonser | 780 | 1,415 |
| 429 | Bendall | 1,090 | 1,413 |
| 430 | Bolland | 992 | 1,411 |
| 431 | Beecham | 816 | 1,399 |
| 432 | Bufton | 653 | 1,391 |
| 433 | Bhudia | 0 | 1,388 |
| 434 | Bracey | 793 | 1,387 |
| 435 | Boughton | 1,235 | 1,385 |
| 436 | Bucknall | 775 | 1,385 |
| 437 | Barrell | 1,141 | 1,380 |
| 438 | Brian | 1,406 | 1,374 |
| 439 | Birtwistle | 1,651 | 1,371 |
| 440 | Bakewell | 851 | 1,368 |
| 441 | Blaney | 598 | 1,367 |
| 442 | Bushnell | 723 | 1,365 |
| 443 | Beauchamp | 1,013 | 1,363 |
| 444 | Basra | 0 | 1,361 |
| 445 | Broomhead | 1,336 | 1,360 |
| 446 | Burdon | 980 | 1,360 |
| 447 | Bloomer | 900 | 1,358 |
| 448 | Bhatia | 0 | 1,354 |
| 449 | Bolam | 817 | 1,353 |
| 450 | Bulman | 1,097 | 1,353 |
| 451 | Baggaley | 580 | 1,351 |
| 452 | Beaver | 1,326 | 1,349 |
| 453 | Blain | 1,037 | 1,347 |
| 454 | Benfield | 861 | 1,344 |
| 455 | Bergin | 280 | 1,343 |
| 456 | Bloxham | 975 | 1,343 |
| 457 | Baber | 610 | 1,336 |
| 458 | Batley | 1,306 | 1,336 |
| 459 | Bracken | 493 | 1,323 |
| 460 | Blacker | 969 | 1,313 |
| 461 | Bussey | 1,030 | 1,313 |
| 462 | Baynes | 1,181 | 1,312 |
| 463 | Brydon | 962 | 1,311 |
| 464 | Bridgewater | 695 | 1,298 |
| 465 | Bevis | 1,036 | 1,297 |
| 466 | Beeby | 1,014 | 1,296 |
| 467 | Blow | 1,108 | 1,296 |
| 468 | Becker | 378 | 1,292 |
| 469 | Branson | 1,072 | 1,289 |
| 470 | Bannon | 317 | 1,287 |
| 471 | Beverley | 904 | 1,286 |
| 472 | Bannerman | 1,052 | 1,285 |
| 473 | Blowers | 762 | 1,281 |
| 474 | Bawden | 1,479 | 1,274 |
| 475 | Budden | 1,146 | 1,272 |
| 476 | Boothroyd | 1,546 | 1,267 |
| 477 | Bello | 11 | 1,263 |
| 478 | Bushby | 1,179 | 1,261 |
| 479 | Bridgman | 1,019 | 1,259 |
| 480 | Bewick | 842 | 1,253 |
| 481 | Brent | 578 | 1,251 |
| 482 | Blight | 1,327 | 1,246 |
| 483 | Blakeman | 880 | 1,242 |
| 484 | Buss | 962 | 1,242 |
| 485 | Boyer | 937 | 1,241 |
| 486 | Badham | 870 | 1,235 |
| 487 | Blandford | 974 | 1,234 |
| 488 | Blewitt | 674 | 1,233 |
| 489 | Bissell | 889 | 1,232 |
| 490 | Byrom | 814 | 1,230 |
| 491 | Botham | 784 | 1,225 |
| 492 | Bidwell | 738 | 1,222 |
| 493 | Belshaw | 586 | 1,217 |
| 494 | Battle | 923 | 1,215 |
| 495 | Beddow | 828 | 1,213 |
| 496 | Bretherton | 768 | 1,211 |
| 497 | Bullivant | 773 | 1,211 |
| 498 | Bedwell | 1,157 | 1,207 |
| 499 | Banton | 450 | 1,204 |
| 500 | Bennion | 676 | 1,204 |