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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Battye | 1,078 | 979 |
| 602 | Bygrave | 578 | 979 |
| 603 | Beever | 495 | 971 |
| 604 | Bonnett | 760 | 967 |
| 605 | Burkinshaw | 593 | 966 |
| 606 | Boag | 872 | 964 |
| 607 | Brogden | 989 | 963 |
| 608 | Berrisford | 916 | 960 |
| 609 | Bonham | 779 | 959 |
| 610 | Boothman | 1,147 | 956 |
| 611 | Burtenshaw | 692 | 956 |
| 612 | Banerjee | 0 | 955 |
| 613 | Baskerville | 707 | 955 |
| 614 | Byfield | 473 | 951 |
| 615 | Brew | 478 | 950 |
| 616 | Blackhurst | 526 | 948 |
| 617 | Body | 1,010 | 947 |
| 618 | Bowkett | 420 | 946 |
| 619 | Beaman | 571 | 945 |
| 620 | Badcock | 1,718 | 944 |
| 621 | Brownlow | 902 | 940 |
| 622 | Berriman | 702 | 939 |
| 623 | Biggin | 754 | 938 |
| 624 | Boakes | 274 | 933 |
| 625 | Bunney | 673 | 933 |
| 626 | Beirne | 71 | 928 |
| 627 | Buckler | 959 | 924 |
| 628 | Burston | 590 | 924 |
| 629 | Bangura | 0 | 923 |
| 630 | Bonsall | 556 | 923 |
| 631 | Bairstow | 1,066 | 922 |
| 632 | Bingley | 814 | 921 |
| 633 | Boyles | 588 | 919 |
| 634 | Broadway | 609 | 915 |
| 635 | Bones | 876 | 912 |
| 636 | Banyard | 681 | 910 |
| 637 | Brunskill | 696 | 910 |
| 638 | Burbridge | 1,030 | 909 |
| 639 | Balmforth | 1,134 | 907 |
| 640 | Beggs | 399 | 906 |
| 641 | Boddington | 833 | 906 |
| 642 | Borrett | 445 | 906 |
| 643 | Beamish | 462 | 904 |
| 644 | Boote | 476 | 899 |
| 645 | Birkinshaw | 564 | 898 |
| 646 | Bligh | 508 | 898 |
| 647 | Beazley | 600 | 894 |
| 648 | Bielby | 468 | 893 |
| 649 | Basham | 744 | 892 |
| 650 | Bramble | 555 | 891 |
| 651 | Braddock | 852 | 890 |
| 652 | Braham | 401 | 890 |
| 653 | Bowdler | 602 | 888 |
| 654 | Bilal | 0 | 883 |
| 655 | Buswell | 880 | 883 |
| 656 | Brightman | 712 | 881 |
| 657 | Bennetts | 1,110 | 880 |
| 658 | Bhardwaj | 0 | 879 |
| 659 | Ballantine | 928 | 877 |
| 660 | Bett | 718 | 876 |
| 661 | Bold | 826 | 873 |
| 662 | Bogle | 375 | 865 |
| 663 | Biles | 763 | 864 |
| 664 | Byrnes | 534 | 863 |
| 665 | Bubb | 780 | 861 |
| 666 | Brunning | 608 | 859 |
| 667 | Barnaby | 595 | 858 |
| 668 | Blackley | 816 | 855 |
| 669 | Burling | 551 | 854 |
| 670 | Bradwell | 616 | 853 |
| 671 | Bullough | 916 | 852 |
| 672 | Brawn | 546 | 848 |
| 673 | Burrage | 583 | 847 |
| 674 | Bellwood | 632 | 846 |
| 675 | Brocklesby | 483 | 845 |
| 676 | Brockwell | 574 | 844 |
| 677 | Boyne | 462 | 843 |
| 678 | Beeton | 922 | 842 |
| 679 | Bracegirdle | 757 | 840 |
| 680 | Blackledge | 806 | 839 |
| 681 | Brackenbury | 654 | 838 |
| 682 | Brosnan | 14 | 838 |
| 683 | Blissett | 435 | 834 |
| 684 | Brind | 444 | 834 |
| 685 | Brass | 566 | 831 |
| 686 | Bastin | 796 | 830 |
| 687 | Boynton | 609 | 829 |
| 688 | Balcombe | 457 | 828 |
| 689 | Beare | 549 | 824 |
| 690 | Budgen | 623 | 822 |
| 691 | Brealey | 529 | 821 |
| 692 | Blay | 520 | 820 |
| 693 | Bramall | 802 | 818 |
| 694 | Beavan | 1,176 | 817 |
| 695 | Broster | 501 | 813 |
| 696 | Bhandari | 0 | 810 |
| 697 | Bratton | 374 | 809 |
| 698 | Bari | 0 | 807 |
| 699 | Breese | 801 | 805 |
| 700 | Bearman | 597 | 804 |