Bardsley Surname

75,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Bardsley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardsley,' a parish between Ashton and Oldham, near Manchester. But some place in the south-west district must have borne the same name, judging from references given below. All the American Bardsleys, and all the North English Bardsleys, and perhaps all the Beardsleys, hail from the Lancashire parish stated above.

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Bardsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5961:21,4633,019
United States2,4061:150,64815,488
Australia7841:34,4334,533
New Zealand2111:21,4613,768
Canada2041:180,61617,977
Wales951:32,5743,273
Scotland471:113,9117,445
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Ireland191:247,8399,475
France121:5,535,227269,324
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Austria91:946,15970,786
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway61:857,04855,549
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2551:10,8091,656
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

Bardsley (12) may also be a first name.

Bardsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardsley,' a parish between Ashton and Oldham, near Manchester. But some place in the south-west district must have borne the same name, judging from references given below. All the American Bardsleys, and all the North English Bardsleys, and perhaps all the Beardsleys, hail from the Lancashire parish stated above.

Uxor William de Bardsley. de Ha, 1422: Custom Roll and Rental of the lordship of Ashton-under-Lyne.

Samuel Bardsley, clerk, minister of Disley and Marple: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Robert de Berdesleghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger de Berdesleghe: ibid.

Robert de Bardesle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Bardesley. Rolls of Parliament.

John Bardsley, of Staley, 1599: Wills at Chester.

William Bardsley, of Ashton, 1609: ibid.

Ann Bardsley, of Greenacres, Oldham, 1617: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Bardsley (Lancs.) = B(e)ard’s Lea. [v. under Bardrick]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bardsley (Beornred’s wood), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bardsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bardsley occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bardsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Bardsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bardsley is the 75,771st most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,125,490 people. Bardsley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Bardsley are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

Bardsley is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 2,596 people, or 1 in 21,463. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 47 percent are found, Greater London, where 5 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Bardsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bardsley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bardsley last name increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 706 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 380 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bardsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bardsley surname are 3.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bardsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning 294,840 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.95% more than the national average, earning R 375,348 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $59,462 CAD per year.

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