Bagenal Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bagenal 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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Bagenal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:898,67846,462
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
India91:85,229,487684,495
Wales61:515,75523,171
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259

Bagenal 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

Bagenal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bagenal is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagenal? popularity and diffusion

Bagenal is the 1,918,812th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bagenal reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 898,678. In England Bagenal is most common in: Greater London, where 58 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Devon, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Bagenal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bagenal has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the last name decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bagenal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

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