Bairston Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bairston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bairston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Bairston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bairston is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bairston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Bairston occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bairston reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 33 percent reside and West Midlands, where 33 percent reside.

Bairston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bairston has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bairston surname declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairstone940/
Barston93128/
Birston93124/
Barstone881/
Barrston880/
Bayrston880/
Barstan80143/
Berston8078/
Warston8020/
Barxton803/
Virston802/
Wirston800/
Barstom800/
Warszton7580/
Barstaan752/
Warstonh752/
Whirston752/
Berstone751/
Huirston751/
Wirsston750/
Bourston750/
Bowerston711/
Bearstand710/
Berstan6721/
Werston674/
Bowerstone673/
Verston672/
Berstun671/
Byrstom671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bairston
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