Barraclough Surname

61,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barraclough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Barrowclough'; some spot in Yorkshire, which I have failed to discover; v. Barrow and Clough. compare Johannes de Barowchag' i.e. Barrowshaw),' 379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1626-7.

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Barraclough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6551:11,9701,760
Australia1,4521:18,5922,591
United States1,1541:314,08928,734
Canada2681:137,48414,186
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
Scotland1261:42,4913,911
Wales841:36,8403,652
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France41:16,605,680368,153
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9561:8,2461,256
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Barraclough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Barrowclough'; some spot in Yorkshire, which I have failed to discover; v. Barrow and Clough. compare Johannes de Barowchag' i.e. Barrowshaw),' 379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1626-7. John Champ and Elizabeth Barraclae: Marriage Lic. (London).

1600. William Heasey and Rebecca Baroclough: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

William Smith and Ann Barraclough: ibid.

1760. Married — Edward Barraeliff and Martha Whittaker: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Swine-Hollow. [Old English bearg, a pig + *clóh, a hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Barraclough Last Name Facts

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

Barraclough occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barraclough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 61,248th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 887,643 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Barraclough reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Barraclough is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 4,655 people, or 1 in 11,970. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 36 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Barraclough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barraclough has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,697 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 788 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barraclough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barraclough last name are 15.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barraclough earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.52% more than the national average, earning R 343,440 per year; in United States they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $46,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,614 CAD per year.

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