Bathurst Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Bathurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1901:304,58728,026
England5381:103,56510,880
Australia3411:79,1669,228
Canada2371:155,46715,773
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales71:442,07621,198
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

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)

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient manor near Battel Abbey, co. Sussex, which was possessed by the family in the XIV. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

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

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.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Sussex.

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

Bathurst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bathurst occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bathurst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bathurst? popularity and diffusion

Bathurst is the 170,957th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,891,883 people. Bathurst occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Bathurst reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

Bathurst is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,190 people, or 1 in 304,587. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Bathurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bathurst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bathurst last name expanded 1,608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bathurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bathurst surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bathurst surname are 22.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.01% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bathhurst9415/
Batheurst941/
Batthurst940/
Bathurs932/
Baturst931/
Bathorst881/
Baturs862/
Batheurse821/
Batturs8016/
Beturst801/
Waitehurst782/
Bastours754/
Bothirst750/
Beaturx672/
Battors671/
Beators670/
Bouthors631,178/
Boutours631/
Botors5713/
Boutors532/
Bottors532/
Bottorss505/

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