Baliff Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Baliff Surname Definition:

= 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.

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Baliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
England31:18,572,686338,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Baliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= 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

Baliff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baliff is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baliff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Baliff is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Baliff are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Baliff is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 23 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 1 percent are found.

Baliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Baliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Baliff last name grew 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Baliff are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Baliff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $48,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bailiff921,298/
Bayliff92915/
Balliff926/
Batliff921/
Balif9127/
Bayliffe86150/
Bailiffe867/
Baylieff866/
Ballioff861/
Bailliff861/
Bailieff860/
Balliffe860/
Ballif83923/
Baylif8313/
Bailif836/
Balife836/
Valiff836/
Baleff833/
Baalif832/
Baelif831/
Waliff831/
Baillif772,035/
Baileff7733/
Bayleff7722/
Baylyff7721/
Belieff7712/
Beleiff7711/
Watliff772/
Waliffe771/
Baylief771/
Bouliff771/
Baleife771/
Ballaif770/
Bolliff770/
Bailyff770/
Baylifs770/
Boliffe770/
Batleff770/
Ballief770/
Belif73300/
Baliw7331/
Walif7327/
Valif7311/
Balib738/
Balef737/
Baliv737/
Bolif732/
Battleff710/
Boulif672,664/
Baliev67928/
Belief67180/
Valeff6775/
Balefe6733/
Valiof6729/
Balaib6724/
Baliov6717/
Baliew6713/
Walife6713/
Waleff6711/
Baylef6710/
Belaif6710/
Ballef679/
Belifh678/
Waslif677/
Beleff676/
Baliwt674/
Baalib673/
Baliph673/
Baleib672/
Ballib672/
Walaif672/
Balaiv672/
Wallif672/
Balibh671/
Bealef671/
Basliw671/
Bailef671/
Bahlib671/
Woliff671/
Belhif671/
Bollif671/
Bhaliv671/
Beleif671/
Walijf671/
Ualife671/

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