Bartram Surname

51,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bartram Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bertram,' which see, compare Barnard and Bernard.

Robert Bartram, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Bartram, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1563. Baptised — Frauncis and Amy Bartram: St.

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Bartram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1421:13,4521,981
United States3,0671:118,18012,704
Australia8961:30,1294,033
Germany8321:96,76112,062
Canada3451:106,79911,489
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Denmark961:58,7995,983
Wales951:32,5743,273
Scotland711:75,4065,680
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
France131:5,109,440259,941
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4561:16,7412,447
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:64,2186,996

The alternate forms: Bärtram (6) are calculated separately.

Bartram (107) may also be a first name.

Bartram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bertram,' which see, compare Barnard and Bernard.

Robert Bartram, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Bartram, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1563. Baptised — Frauncis and Amy Bartram: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1578. Elias Martin and Bridgett Barfrom: Marriage Lic. (London).

1585. George Bartrame, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

= Bertram, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Armorially identified with Bertram.

The Norman People (1874)

Bartram is an ancient English name, occurring in Bucks and Norfolk in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bartram Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bartram (Marathi: बटर्रम, Russian: Бартрам) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Bärtram. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bartram.

How Common Is The Last Name Bartram? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 51,719th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 735,744 people. The last name Bartram occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Bartram are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 910,230th most widespread given name globally It is held by 107 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 4,142 people, or 1 in 13,452. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 12 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Bartram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bartram has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bartram last name increased 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 392 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bartram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bartram surname are 8.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.75% registered with the party.

The amount Bartram earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.39% more than the national average, earning R 350,256 per year; in United States they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $41,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bartram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bartram in the Marathi language
बटर्रमbatarrama50
बटरमbatarama50
Bartram in the Russian language
Бартрамbartram-

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Bartram Reference & Research

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