Barnstaple Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Barnstaple Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barnstaple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England181:3,095,448105,421
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Barnstaple Last Name Facts

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

Barnstaple occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnstaple? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barnstaple is the 2,034,059th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Barnstaple occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Barnstaple reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Barnstaple is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 152,966. In Scotland Barnstaple is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 57 percent live, South Lanarkshire, where 37 percent live and Stirlingshire, where 3 percent live. Apart from Scotland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 35 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Barnstaple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barnstaple has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Barnstaple surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnstaple Last Name Statistics demography

Barnstaple earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $50,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnstable90378/
Barnestable861/
Barnstuble8012/
Barnestble800/
Bronstabile760/
Bronstopl741/
Branistebl602/
Pranstibel508/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barnstaple
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