Barbican Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barbican Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the barbican,' from residence thereby; an outwork, an outwork of a fort.

William Barbican, Somerset, X Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Barbican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Barbican Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the barbican,' from residence thereby; an outwork, an outwork of a fort.

William Barbican, Somerset, X Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Barbican Last Name Facts

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

Barbican is most common in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barbican? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Barbican live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

Barbican is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Barbican is most common in: Greater London, where 75 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 14 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbicane941/
Barbisan882,360/
Barbizan88778/
Barbijan881/
Barbichon8269/
Barbechan8214/
Barbizzan829/
Barbizane821/
Barbecanne7860/
Barbizam7563/
Barbezan7535/
Barbison7517/
Barbisam754/
Barbizon752/
Barvizan751/
Barbesant71160/
Barbezant7139/
Barbezane714/
Barbesane711/
Barviskhan671/
Barbezam632/
Varuecan631/
Borbekon501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barbican
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