Baxenden Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Baxenden 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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Baxenden Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Baxenden 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

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Average Baxenden Salary in
England

£28,050

Per year
Rank:
31,282 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.51485E-5
Rank: 63,540 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
103.98%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Baxenden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baxenden occurs most in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baxenden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Baxenden occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Baxenden live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

Baxenden is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 50 percent are found, Lancashire, where 30 percent are found and Devon, where 10 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Baxenden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baxenden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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