Backerville Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Backerville Surname Definition:

BASKERVILLE: The head of this family was at the battle of Hastings, (Taylor's Roman de Rou, p. 229.) He is styled Martels de Basqueville (Ibid). The parish of Baskerville, now Bacqueville, is in the arrondissement of Dieppe. One of his descendants, who was butler to king Stephen, resumed the name of (William) Martel.

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Backerville Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Backerville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BASKERVILLE: The head of this family was at the battle of Hastings, (Taylor's Roman de Rou, p. 229.) He is styled Martels de Basqueville (Ibid). The parish of Baskerville, now Bacqueville, is in the arrondissement of Dieppe. One of his descendants, who was butler to king Stephen, resumed the name of (William) Martel.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BASKERVYLE: The same as Buskervilie. According to Ormorod's Cheshire, iii, 355, the Baskervyles of Old Withington, now Glegg, are descended from Sir John Baskervyle, grantee of a moiety of Withirigton in 1266, and that estate has ever since remained in the family.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A branch of the very ancient and distinguished family of Baskerville, which claims royal descent, possessed the manor of Old Withrington from the 13th to the 18th century (O.). The Herefordshire stock, members of which were high sheriffs of that county in the 15th and 16th centuries, carries its pedigree back to the reign of Edward I. (Duncumb's "Herefordshire"). The Baskervilles were represented in Shropshire in the 13th century (H. R.). In Staffordshire the name has been corrupted to Baskeyfield. In Cheshire the Baskervilles are now mostly found in the Chelford district.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Backerville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Backerville is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Backerville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Backerville? popularity and diffusion

The surname Backerville is the 14,316,765th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Backerville is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Backerville are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Backerville is most common in: Connecticut, where 100 percent are found.

Backerville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Backerville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Backerville last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakerville9542/
Wackerville911/
Bakervill901/
Baskerviller871/
Baskervillle870/
Baskervile865/
Vaskerville826/
Baskervelle821/
Bookerville820/
Boucherville7824/
Basquerville780/
Boquerville730/
Bakrewale602/
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