Babidge Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Babidge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Babbage.' Probably some local name with the same prefix as Babbacombe, Devon, from which district the family are sprung.

1754. Buried — Edmund Babbige: St. Mary Aldermary.

1792.

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Babidge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia721:374,94030,993
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Babidge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Babbage.' Probably some local name with the same prefix as Babbacombe, Devon, from which district the family are sprung.

1754. Buried — Edmund Babbige: St. Mary Aldermary.

1792. Married — Benjamin Babbage and Betty Plumleigh Teape: St. George, Hanover Square.

'Charles Babbage (1792-1871), the inventor of calculating machines, was born near Teignmouth, in Devon': Dictionary of National Biography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Barbara'; v. Barbot.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The name of Babbage is now best represented in the Chulmleigh district. Charles Babbage, the celebrated mathematician, was born near Teignmouth in 1792.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Babidge Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Babidge Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Babidge is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babidge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Babidge occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Babidge live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly held in Australia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 374,940. In Australia Babidge is most common in: South Australia, where 47 percent live, Victoria, where 29 percent live and Western Australia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Australia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Babidge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Babidge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babidge Last Name Statistics demography

Babidge earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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Baubedet6726/
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Babaizet674/
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