Bartlett Surname

5,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Bartlett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Bartholomew,' from the nick. Bartle, and diminutive Bartl-ot and Bartl-et. I subjoin a few out of many instances in the Hundred Rolls. The variants were numerous. It is quite evident that Bartlet or Bartlot was the popular nick, for this then favourite Apostolic name.

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Bartlett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States59,3641:6,106702
England21,3541:2,609341
Australia12,3551:2,185283
Canada7,3571:5,008728
South Africa2,9601:18,3032,310
New Zealand2,2161:2,043276
Wales1,5721:1,969194
Scotland6251:8,5661,246
Bahamas4621:848167
Guatemala2891:55,6492,357
Northern Ireland2121:8,7031,434
Jamaica2111:13,6021,346
Thailand1881:375,73665,946
Barbados1511:1,904360
Spain1411:331,57519,344
Ireland1321:35,6742,944
France1031:644,88183,663
Germany811:993,89568,573
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Trinidad and Tobago711:19,2112,278
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Jersey471:2,111345
Guernsey441:1,465311
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Panama411:95,4213,699
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Norway381:135,32317,347
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
United States Virgin Islands291:3,806627
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Saint Kitts and Nevis191:2,905410
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Austria161:532,21549,801
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
China151:91,154,7714,767
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
India71:109,580,769786,157
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Malawi71:2,445,58724,019
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Anguilla41:3,359324
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,5721:1,939261
Wales3871:4,053282
Scotland1151:32,5502,699
Jersey381:1,365217
Guernsey111:2,969521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5121:3,460414

Bartlett (813) may also be a first name.

Bartlett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Bartholomew,' from the nick. Bartle, and diminutive Bartl-ot and Bartl-et. I subjoin a few out of many instances in the Hundred Rolls. The variants were numerous. It is quite evident that Bartlet or Bartlot was the popular nick, for this then favourite Apostolic name.

Bartelot (without surname), Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Bartholot, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Bartolot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Bartelot Govi, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Alan Bartelet, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Richard Bartelot, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Bartlot, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Bartlot, 1379: ibid.

1524. Thomas Barthelette and Agnes Langwyth: Marriage Lic. (London).

1578. Robert Bartlet, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1673. Buried — William, s. John Bartlett; St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

= Bartle (q.v.) + the French diminutive suffs, -et, -ot.

Alan Bartelet.—Hundred Rolls Bartelot Govi.— do.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Little Bartholemew” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of little Bart, a pet form of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow).

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

A diminutive of Bartholomew—little Bart.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the German, Bartelt; from the French, Bartalot; personal name Diminutive of Bartholomew.

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

Bartlett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bartlett (Russian: Бартлетт) is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bartlett? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bartlett is the 5,108th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,779 people. Bartlett occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bartlett are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 286,673rd most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 813 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 59,364 people, or 1 in 6,106. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 119 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Bartlett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bartlett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bartlett last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 406 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 186 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bartlett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bartlett last name are 12.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bartlett earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.62% more than the national average, earning 424,375 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.23% more than the national average, earning R 309,468 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,247 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bartlette94832/
Barthlett9481/
Barttlett946/
Barrtlett945/
Bartletts942/
Beartlett942/
Baartlett942/
Bartleett941/
Bartlaett941/
Bartlet93841/
Bartltt930/
Barthlette897/
Bartlett's892/
Bartellett890/
Bartleet88677/
Bertlett8830/
Barttlet8824/
Barthlet887/
Bartlitt884/
Barteltt883/
Vartlett882/
Bartleth882/
Bartlete881/
Bortlett881/
Bartleat881/
Bartleit881/
Bartlets880/
Bartllet880/
Bartle867,516/
Bartlt860/
Bartlettová841/
Berthlett8215/
Bartellet822/
Bartillet821/
Bartllete821/
Bartleest820/
Bartley8036,701/
Bartelt808,481/
Bartles801,275/
Bartler80468/
Barthle80391/
Bartlit8025/
Bartlle807/
Bartlee804/
Bertlet803/
Barttle802/
Bartlez801/
Bartled801/
Bartlie801/
Bartlej801/
Bartleh800/
Bartheltte781/
Bartl7711,986/
Bartelle75524/
Barthelt75222/
Barthley75186/
Barttelt7584/
Barteldt7584/
Bartless7537/
Bartellt7536/
Bartelts7525/
Bartelte7510/
Barttley755/
Bearttle751/
Barrtley751/
Bartlesz751/
Bertleit751/
Bartlles751/
Baertelt751/
Bartlees750/
Bortleet750/
Barttles750/
Barttler750/
Bartleys750/
Wartletz750/
Bartille750/
Bartel7128,891/
Bortle71639/
Bartly7160/
Barthl7146/
Bartil7129/
Bartli7122/
Bartla718/
Bartll712/
Bartielle711/
Bortellet711/
D'Bartley711/
Bartlé711/
Barteł711/
Barttelle710/
Bartelles710/
Bartellez710/
Vartle710/
Barthel6727,846/
Bartell676,914/
Bertelt67263/
Bortles67163/
Barteld67150/
Berthillet6767/
Barthly6759/
Bhartla6723/
Barteltová6716/
Bartlay6712/
Bhartel6711/
Wortlet676/
Berthellet675/
Barteltova674/
Bortley673/
Bhartil673/
Bartael672/
Bartluy672/
Bartuel672/
Bartlys672/
Bartill671/
Bartelp671/
Bartesl671/
Bartlds671/
Bartlip671/
Bartliz671/
Bartlli671/
Bartloy671/
Barttel671/
Barttll671/
Vartelt671/
Vartley671/
Bartlis671/
Barıtlı671/
Barhtel671/
Bartlll671/
Bortelt671/
Beartly670/
Borttle670/
Bartlio670/
Berthlt670/

Bartlett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bartlett in the Russian language
Бартлеттbartlett-

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