Beardsley Surname
Approximately 12,585 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBeardsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,431 | 1:38,433 | 4,737 |
| England | 2,274 | 1:24,502 | 3,382 |
| Australia | 315 | 1:85,701 | 9,916 |
| Canada | 193 | 1:190,910 | 18,807 |
| New Zealand | 165 | 1:27,444 | 4,801 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 954 | 1:25,551 | 3,516 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,455 | 1:14,535 | 1,862 |
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.
= Bardsley, q.v.
(English) One who came from Bardsley (Beornred’s wood), in Lancashire.
From Bardsley; a location name in Lancashire Or Buwardsley, Cheshire.
Beardsley Demographics
Average Male Beardsley Height
177.46 cm
Average Female Beardsley Height
164.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Beardsley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beardsley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beardsley is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beardsley? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,471st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 579,066 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Beardsley live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name in the world, held by 23 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 9,431 people, or 1 in 38,433. In The United States Beardsley is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 6 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Nevada, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States Beardsley is found in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Beardsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Beardsley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beardsley last name rose 273 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 1,650 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beardsley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Beardsley last name are 12.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.22% being registered to vote for 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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