Baylif Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Baylif Surname Definition:

BAILEYHEF: Henricus de Baileyhef, chamberlain of Scotland, c. 1223—1245, died at St. James in Spain in 1246 (Bain, I, 632). "A large land owner both in England and Scotland, his wife Lora having been one of the heirs of the De Valoniis family.

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Baylif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Baylif Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BAILEYHEF: Henricus de Baileyhef, chamberlain of Scotland, c. 1223—1245, died at St. James in Spain in 1246 (Bain, I, 632). "A large land owner both in England and Scotland, his wife Lora having been one of the heirs of the De Valoniis family. Of his parentage different accounts are given; Bain's Calendar of documents, I, no. 632, suggests that he was a son of another Henry who appears in Foedera in 1199 as a follower of the Count of Flanders" (Inchaffray, p. 275).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Bailiff: v. under Bailey.

There was a youthe, a well-beloved youthe, And he was a squires son; He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, That lived in Islington.

—‘The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington’: Percy's Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Baylif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baylif occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Baylif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Baylif is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Baylif are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 25 percent are found, Arizona, where 17 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Baylif Last Name Statistics demography

Baylif earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% less than the national average, earning $34,833 USD per year.

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