Batsford Surname

392,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Batsford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Batsford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh: or 'of Battisford,' a parish in Suffolk, near Needham Market.

William de Batesford, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Batsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5461:102,04810,733
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales241:128,9399,528
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Batsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Batsford,' a parish in Gloucestershire, near Moreton-in-the-Marsh: or 'of Battisford,' a parish in Suffolk, near Needham Market.

William de Batesford, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Samson de Batesforde, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John de Batesford, rector of Basingham, Norfolk, 1326: History of Norfolk.

Maud de Batisford, Norfolk, 1335: ibid.

1766. Married — John Batsford and Ann Crook: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Batsford or Battis- ford = Bate’s Ford. [v. Bate] William de Batesford.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate at Warbleton, co. Sussex, which had owners of its own name in the XIV. cent. It was variously written Battesford, Batisford, &e.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire, Suffolk.

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

Batsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Batsford is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Batsford.

How Common Is The Last Name Batsford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 392,160th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,079,319 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Batsford live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 546 people, or 1 in 102,048. In England Batsford is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 15 percent reside, Warwickshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Batsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Batsford has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Batsford surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 196 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Batsford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Batsford last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Batsford last name are 1.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Batsford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,435 CAD per year.

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