Bailiffe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bailiffe 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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Bailiffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales31:522,80514,314

Bailiffe 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

Bailiffe Last Name Facts

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

Bailiffe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bailiffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Bailiffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Bailiffe is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bailiffe reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Bailiffe is most common in: North Carolina, where 100 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found.

Bailiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bailiffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bailiffe surname fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bailiffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bailiffe last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Bailiffe earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Balliffe880/
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Balife866/
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