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

The surname Bardwell (Arabic: باردويل) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bardwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bardwell is the 94,978th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,454,020 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bardwell are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bardwell is also the 754,880th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 149 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,751 people, or 1 in 96,630. In The United States Bardwell is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Louisiana, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Bardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bardwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 holding the Bardwell last name are 9.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.3% being registered with 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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