Bachelor Surname
Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname
Bachelor Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bachelor,' a young knight, member of a guild, an unmarried man.
John le Bachiler, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Bacheler, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William le Bacheler, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBachelor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,623 | 1:223,327 | 21,627 |
| England | 210 | 1:265,324 | 21,048 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 47 | 1:2,110 | 344 |
| Jamaica | 25 | 1:114,798 | 4,448 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:6,132 | 931 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 423 | 1:57,625 | 6,793 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 874 | 1:57,458 | 6,392 |
Bachelor (112) may also be a first name.
Bachelor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bachelor,' a young knight, member of a guild, an unmarried man.
John le Bachiler, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Bacheler, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William le Bacheler, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Magg' (Margaret) Bacheler, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Jordan le Bacheler. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Gilbert le Bacholer. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
1621. William Batcheler, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1651. Thomas Funston to Cassandria Batchler: St. Mary Aldermary.
Abraham Ridder, batchler, to Jane Parsons, vergin: ibid.
(1) Probably from the office of bacularius (LL.), corresponding to usher, or (2) from LL. baccalarius holder or tenant of a small farm. William Bacheler, burgess of Haddington, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197), and John de Luss is mentioned in 1316 as bacularius of Robert I. David Bachetar was serjeant of Forfar in 1472 (Laing), Adam Bachiler was "meseinger til our Souerane Lord" in 1476 (SCM., V, p. 25), William Batchler in Rakmure of the Mains of Stradichty, 1598, and four more of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of St. Andrews, James Bachlar in Easthills of Carmyllie, 1637 (Brechin), and Andrew Batchlar at Craigend of Moncrieff, 1652 (Dunblane). In 1665 the name appears disguised as Besler and Beseler (Jervise, I, p. 202), and Baisler is the popular pronunciation of the name in Perthshire and Angus. Margaret Baisler was married in Edinburgh in 1668 (Edinb. Marr.: the only one of the name here listed), and John Basslour appears in Heughead of Guthrie, 1686 (Brechin). Batcheller 1693.
(English) The holder, or tenant, of a small farm; an officer or servant who has care of the door in a large household; the young person, or young knight.
The word bachelor has long been a sore puzzle to etymologists. Whatever its origin, it seems to imply something inchoate-the partial achievement of a desired object; thus a bachelor of arts, laws, &c., is one who having attained a certain scholastic honour, aspires after the higher degree of master or doctor; so a knight-bachelor is one who in the exercise of chivalry has won his spurs, but hopes to be elected into some order; while the bachelor of common life is one, who having attained the age of manhood, has not yet taken a position necessary to the proper fulfilment of the social relation-that of marriage. The surname may have been applied originally to persons in this imperfect condition, either in the scholastic, the chivalric, or the social sense.
From the Dutch Bock, a book, and leeraar, a doctor of divinity, law, or physic. When applied to persons of a certain military rank, it may be a corruption of Bas chevalier, because lower in dignity than the milites bannereti. Killian adopts the opinion that as the soldier who has once been engaged in battle, is called battalarius, so he who has once been engaged in literary warfare, in public dispute upon any subject. Calepinus thinks that those who took the degree of Bachelor, were so called (Baccalaurei), because a chaplet of laurel berries was placed upon them. The word, however, has probably but one origin, which would account for its various applications.
Gilbert Bachelor paid taillage in Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Bachelor Demographics
Average Bachelor Salary in
United States
$39,958 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bachelor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bachelor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bachelor is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bachelor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bachelor is the 188,860th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Bachelor live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 112 people.
The surname Bachelor is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,623 people, or 1 in 223,327. In The United States Bachelor is most common in: California, where 14 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.
Bachelor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bachelor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bachelor surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bachelor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bachelor last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bachelor last name are 19.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bachelor earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.92% less than the national average, earning R 21,576 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.97% less than the national average, earning $46,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelor | 94 | 30,557 | / |
| Bachellor | 94 | 98 | / |
| Bacchelor | 94 | 3 | / |
| Bachetlor | 94 | 1 | / |
| Beachelor | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bachelore | 94 | 0 | / |
| Batchellor | 89 | 124 | / |
| Batchelour | 89 | 20 | / |
| Batchelore | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bathchelor | 89 | 3 | / |
| Beatchelor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bashelor | 88 | 26 | / |
| Bachelar | 88 | 5 | / |
| Bachalor | 88 | 4 | / |
| Vachelor | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bechelor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Backelor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bacholor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bachilor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Batcelor | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bachelard | 82 | 1,968 | / |
| Bachelart | 82 | 515 | / |
| Batchelar | 82 | 369 | / |
| Bathcelor | 82 | 11 | / |
| Batzhelor | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bacheilar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bachellar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bhechelor | 82 | 1 | / |
| Botchelor | 82 | 0 | / |
| Beuchelor | 82 | 0 | / |
| Batchilor | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bacelar | 80 | 12,524 | / |
| Bachellard | 78 | 22 | / |
| Bouchelour | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beichelour | 78 | 1 | / |
| Batchellar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bascelar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bachilar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Baccelar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bechalor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bachalar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bechelar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bacholar | 75 | 0 | / |
| Becholor | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bachillar | 71 | 69 | / |
| Vachelard | 71 | 60 | / |
| Baichalar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vachelart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacelar | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bakelar | 67 | 27 | / |
| Baselar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bacılar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bajelar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bagelar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batchillar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacilar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vagelor | 67 | 0 | / |
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