Bardwell Surname

94,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bardwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardwell,' a parish in Suffolk, near Ixworth.

Nicholas Berdwell, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1637. Married — Thomas Bagall and Margaret Bard we II: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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Bardwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7511:96,63010,793
England7231:77,0658,692
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada1531:240,82122,946
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Israel171:503,39037,521
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:76,6528,346
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0501:47,8275,473

Bardwell (149) may also be a first name.

Bardwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardwell,' a parish in Suffolk, near Ixworth.

Nicholas Berdwell, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1637. Married — Thomas Bagall and Margaret Bard we II: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at B(e)ard’s Well. [v. under Bardrick]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Bardwell Last Name Facts

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

Bardwell (Arabic: باردويل) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bardwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 94,978th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,454,020 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bardwell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bardwell is also the 754,880th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 149 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,751 people, or 1 in 96,630. In The United States Bardwell is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Louisiana, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Bardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bardwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bardwell last name rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bardwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bardwell surname are 9.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bardwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.94% more than the national average, earning R 503,640 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning $60,539 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beardwell94316/
Bardwel933/
Bardwll931/
Bordwell88703/
Bardwill8816/
Bartwell8810/
Berdwell884/
Vardwell881/
Bardweel881/
Bardweil880/
Barthwell8246/
Bourdwell820/
Bordwiell820/
Bardwil80116/
Bartwel801/
Bordwel800/
Bertwell75273/
Bardwail751/
Bordwill750/
Bortwell750/
Borthwell7151/
Berthwell715/
Barduil6758/
Bartuel672/
Bertwel670/
Barthuel63118/
Bartouel6319/
Berthwel631/
Bertuel5354/
Berthuel5042/

Bardwell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bardwell in the Arabic language
باردويلbardwyl-

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