Badnall Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Badnall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bagnall,' a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire. Badnall is a modern corruption. Both forms are familiar in the county.

1578. Humfrey Bagnoll and Alice Hudson: Marriage Lic.

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Badnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Badnall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bagnall,' a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire. Badnall is a modern corruption. Both forms are familiar in the county.

1578. Humfrey Bagnoll and Alice Hudson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1584. Robert Bagnald, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1597. Nicholas Bagenal, Cambridgeshire: ibid.

1599. Ralph Bagnall, Worcestershire: ibid.

1604. Married — Richard Morer and Ellen Bagnall: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1753. — Francis Bagnell and Elizabeth Dickerson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

The house of Robert Bagnal in Glasgow was wrecked in 1779 during a riot (Groome, Gazetteer, II, p. 116). From Bagnall in parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Bagnalls, at present best represented in the district of Stoke - on - Trent, were an ancient family of Newcastle - under - Lyme, members of which filled at various times the office of mayor; the family came into possession of the manor of Hanley 150 years ago (W.). Bagnall is the name of a Staffordshire village.

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

Badnall Last Name Facts

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

Badnall is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Badnall? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Badnall is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Badnall reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 33 percent reside, Cornwall, where 27 percent reside and Greater London, where 27 percent reside. Outside of England Badnall is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Badnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Badnall has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Badnall surname declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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