Bayliff Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bayliff 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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Bayliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:549,18045,430
England1931:288,69522,251
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Wales131:238,04114,239
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:134,67112,361
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Bayliff 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

Bayliff Last Name Facts

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

Bayliff is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bayliff? popularity and diffusion

Bayliff is the 387,740th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bayliff reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 660 people, or 1 in 549,180. In The United States Bayliff is most frequent in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Bayliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bayliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bayliff surname grew 1,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bayliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bayliff surname are 17.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.6% registered with the party.

The amount Bayliff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bayliffe93150/
Baylieff936/
Baliff92125/
Baylif9213/
Bailiff861,298/
Bayleff8622/
Baylyff8621/
Balliff866/
Baylief861/
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Baylifs860/
Balif8327/
Bailiffe807/
Bailliff801/
Ballioff801/
Balliffe800/
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Ballif77923/
Baylef7710/
Balife776/
Valiff776/
Bailif776/
Baleff773/
Baalif772/
Waliff771/
Baelif771/
Baillif712,035/
Bayliev71147/
Baileff7133/
Belieff7112/
Beleiff7111/
Bayleaf716/
Bayaliv713/
Watliff712/
Baialif711/
Baleife711/
Bouliff711/
Baylefs711/
Waliffe711/
Ballief710/
Batleff710/
Ballaif710/
Betliff710/
Boylief710/
Bailyff710/
Bayaliev671,824/
Belif67300/
Baliw6731/
Walif6727/
Bilif6719/
Valif6711/
Balib678/
Balef677/
Baliv677/
Wylif671/
Bayoliev671/
Baygliev671/
Bayeliev671/
Battleff670/

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