Bathurst Surname
Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname
Bathurst Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bathurst,' an ancient manor near Battle Abbey, Sussex, which was possessed by the family in the 14th century (Lower).
1604-5. George Bathurst, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameBathurst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,190 | 1:304,587 | 28,026 |
| England | 538 | 1:103,565 | 10,880 |
| Australia | 341 | 1:79,166 | 9,228 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 393 | 1:62,024 | 7,207 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
Bathurst (11) may also be a first name.
Bathurst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bathurst,' an ancient manor near Battle Abbey, Sussex, which was possessed by the family in the 14th century (Lower).
1604-5. George Bathurst, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1610. Robert Bathurst, of London: ibid.
1660.' Richard Blake and Elizabeth Bathurst: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office)
(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at a Bat- Wood, i.e. a wood frequented by bats. [M.E, bat, apparently of Scandinavian orig. + Middle English hurst, Old English hyrst, a wood]
An ancient manor near Battel Abbey, co. Sussex, which was possessed by the family in the XIV. cent.
(Saxon.) Local From Bath, as above, and hurst, a place of fruit—trees, a wood or grove. Boothhurst, the house or lodge in the grove.
Or Bateste. The family of Bateste, Sires de Haubeville and Francoville, Normandy, held from the Abbey of St. Denis. Philip B. accompanied Duke Robert to Palestine, 1096 (Mémoires de la Society des Antiquaires de la Normandie x. 146). William B. in 1170, John B. 1180, witnessed charters of St. Denis. The Norman line bore two bars, in chief three bezants, which the English exchanged for crosses (La Roque, Mais. Harcourt, ii. 2001). The English branch acquired Wasingate, afterwards Badhestgate, Sussex, from Battle Abbey; and in 1203 John Bateste occurs in England (Rotulus Cancellarii). In the 13th cent. and later, the names became Bodhurst, Bodhurstgate, or Badhestgate in the Battle Abbey charters (Burke). Laurence Bathurst of this family settled at Cranbrook, Kent, in the 15th cent., and was ancestor of the Earls Bathurst.
A location name in Sussex.
Bathurst Demographics
Average Male Bathurst Height
177.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bathurst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bathurst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bathurst is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bathurst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bathurst is the 170,957th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,891,883 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Bathurst are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bathurst is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,190 people, or 1 in 304,587. In The United States Bathurst is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Bathurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bathurst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bathurst surname grew 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bathurst Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bathurst surname are 22.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.01% being registered with the party.
The amount Bathurst earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.11% more than the national average, earning R 347,220 per year; in United States they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $44,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% more than the national average, earning $50,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathhurst | 94 | 15 | / |
| Batheurst | 94 | 1 | / |
| Batthurst | 94 | 0 | / |
| Bathurs | 93 | 2 | / |
| Baturst | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bathorst | 88 | 1 | / |
| Baturs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Batheurse | 82 | 1 | / |
| Batturs | 80 | 16 | / |
| Beturst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waitehurst | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bastours | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bothirst | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beaturx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Battors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beators | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bouthors | 63 | 1,178 | / |
| Boutours | 63 | 1 | / |
| Botors | 57 | 13 | / |
| Boutors | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bottors | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bottorss | 50 | 5 | / |
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