Baxendell Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Baxendell 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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Baxendell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Australia1331:202,97519,846
England701:795,97243,050
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales61:515,75523,171
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Baxendell 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

Baxendell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baxendell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Baxendell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baxendell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 721,185th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Baxendell live; 37 percent live in Australasia and 37 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 18 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Baxendell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baxendell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Baxendell surname grew 2,429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baxendell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Baxendell surname are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.32% registered to vote for the party.

Baxendell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning $39,582 USD per year.

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