Bailiff Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bailiff Surname Definition:

BAILEYHEF: Henricus de Baileyhef, chamberlain of Scotland, c. 1223—1245, died at St. James in Spain in 1246 (Bain, I, 632). "A large land owner both in England and Scotland, his wife Lora having been one of the heirs of the De Valoniis family.

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Bailiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0481:345,85831,065
England1911:291,71822,402
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

Bailiff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BAILEYHEF: Henricus de Baileyhef, chamberlain of Scotland, c. 1223—1245, died at St. James in Spain in 1246 (Bain, I, 632). "A large land owner both in England and Scotland, his wife Lora having been one of the heirs of the De Valoniis family. Of his parentage different accounts are given; Bain's Calendar of documents, I, no. 632, suggests that he was a son of another Henry who appears in Foedera in 1199 as a follower of the Count of Flanders" (Inchaffray, p. 275).

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

= Bailiff: v. under Bailey.

There was a youthe, a well-beloved youthe, And he was a squires son; He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, That lived in Islington.

—‘The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington’: Percy's Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bailiff: the same as reve or steward. Wicklyffe, in Luke xvi. 2, has, “Yelde rekenying of thi Baylye, for thou myght not now be baylyf,” where in the Authorized Version we have this officer rendered “steward.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bailiff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bailiff (Marathi: बैलीफ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bailiff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 294,108th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Bailiff live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,048 people, or 1 in 345,858. In The United States Bailiff is most common in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Bailiff exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Bailiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bailiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bailiff surname grew 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bailiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bailiff last name are 8.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bailiff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.82% less than the national average, earning R 166,776 per year and in United States they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning $45,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bailiffe937/
Bailliff931/
Bailieff930/
Baliff92125/
Bailif926/
Baillif862,035/
Bayliff86915/
Baileff8633/
Balliff866/
Batliff861/
Baialif861/
Bailyff860/
Balif8327/
Bilif8319/
Bayliffe80150/
Baylieff806/
Ballioff801/
Balliffe800/
Ballif77923/
Bilife7727/
Baylif7713/
Valiff776/
Balife776/
Baleff773/
Baalif772/
Waliff771/
Baelif771/
Bailef771/
Bayleff7122/
Baylyff7121/
Witliff7115/
Belieff7112/
Beleiff7111/
Wiliffe714/
Bailiph714/
Watliff712/
Waliffe711/
Baleife711/
Bouliff711/
Baylief711/
Ballief710/
Batleff710/
Baylifs710/
Ballaif710/
Betliff710/
Belif67300/
Baliw6731/
Walif6727/
Biliw6719/
Valif6711/
Balib678/
Baialiev677/
Baliv677/
Balef677/
Bilib673/
Biliv671/
Battleff670/
Whitliff670/
Bailliew670/

Bailiff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bailiff in the Marathi language
बैलीफbailipha-

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