Beardsley Surname

41,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Beardsley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardsley,' a parish between Ashton and Oldham, near Manchester. But some place in the south-west district must have borne the same name, judging from references given below. All the American Bardsleys, and all the North English Bardsleys, and perhaps all the Beardsleys, hail from the Lancashire parish stated above.

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Beardsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4311:38,4334,737
England2,2741:24,5023,382
Australia3151:85,7019,916
Canada1931:190,91018,807
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Wales271:114,6128,773
France141:4,744,480251,814
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Montserrat21:2,474299
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9541:25,5513,516
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4551:14,5351,862

Beardsley (23) may also be a first name.

Beardsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bardsley,' a parish between Ashton and Oldham, near Manchester. But some place in the south-west district must have borne the same name, judging from references given below. All the American Bardsleys, and all the North English Bardsleys, and perhaps all the Beardsleys, hail from the Lancashire parish stated above.

Uxor William de Bardsley. de Ha, 1422: Custom Roll and Rental of the lordship of Ashton-under-Lyne.

Samuel Bardsley, clerk, minister of Disley and Marple: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Robert de Berdesleghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Roger de Berdesleghe: ibid.

Robert de Bardesle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Bardesley. Rolls of Parliament.

John Bardsley, of Staley, 1599: Wills at Chester.

William Bardsley, of Ashton, 1609: ibid.

Ann Bardsley, of Greenacres, Oldham, 1617: ibid.

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

= Bardsley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bardsley (Beornred’s wood), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Bardsley; a location name in Lancashire Or Buwardsley, Cheshire.

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

Beardsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beardsley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beardsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,471st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 579,066 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Beardsley are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Beardsley is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 23 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 9,431 people, or 1 in 38,433. In The United States Beardsley is most frequent in: Michigan, where 6 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Nevada, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Beardsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beardsley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 1,650 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beardsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Beardsley last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Beardsley surname are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Beardsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.55% more than the national average, earning R 471,828 per year; in United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,750 CAD per year.

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Beardsley Reference & Research

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