Baxendale Surname

125,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Baxendale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Baxenden' or 'Baxendale,' a locality in the district of Accrington, East Lancashire. For the suffixes, v. Dean and Dale. The first named seems to have been the earliest, although both practically mean the same thing.

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Baxendale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2461:24,8083,416
United States7401:489,80941,354
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Australia1311:206,07420,044
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Wales371:83,6366,963
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
France51:13,284,544357,392
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5221:16,0152,358
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Baxendale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Baxenden' or 'Baxendale,' a locality in the district of Accrington, East Lancashire. For the suffixes, v. Dean and Dale. The first named seems to have been the earliest, although both practically mean the same thing.

William de Bakestonden, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy.

John Baxenden, of Accrington, 1614: Wills at Chester.

William Baxtenden, of Croston, 1672: ibid.

Thomas Baxtendine, of Bretherton, 1700: ibid.

Thomas Backstendean of Croston, 1681: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Baxendale or Bax-enden (Lancs), A.D. 1332 Bakestonden = prob. Bacca's or Bacga’s Stone (Castle or Obelisk) Valley. [Old English stán, a stone, monument, castle; denu, a valley; dæl, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name near Accrington, Lancashire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Baxendale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baxendale is most common in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baxendale? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,118th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,002,073 people. Baxendale is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Baxendale reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

Baxendale is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2,246 people, or 1 in 24,808. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent live, Lancashire, where 20 percent live and Merseyside, where 7 percent live. Not including England it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Baxendale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Baxendale has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Baxendale surname grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 617 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baxendale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Baxendale last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baxendale earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.06% less than the national average, earning R 189,960 per year; in United States they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $50,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% more than the national average, earning $56,842 CAD per year.

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