Beardwell Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Beardwell Surname Definition:

= Bardwell, q.v.

Beardwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:194,14017,123
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:125,00211,754
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Beardwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Bardwell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Bardwell; a location name in Suffolk.

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

Beardwell Last Name Facts

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

Beardwell has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beardwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beardwell is the 860,770th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Beardwell live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

Beardwell is most numerous in England, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 194,140. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 25 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Kent, where 8 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Beardwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beardwell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Beardwell last name increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beardwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Beardwell surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Beardwell earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.92% less than the national average, earning R 95,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bardwell945,012/
Berdwell944/
Bardwel883/
Bardwll881/
Birdwell826,540/
Wardwell822,262/
Bertwell82273/
Byrdwell8250/
Bardwill8216/
Bartwell8210/
Werdwell821/
Bardweel821/
Vardwell821/
Bardweil820/
Barthwell7846/
Berthwell785/
Bourdwell780/
Birdweell780/
Bardwil75116/
Wardwel752/
Birdwel752/
Bartwel751/
Bertwel750/
Birtwell71754/
Birdwill716/
Berthwel711/
Warduell711/
Bardwail711/
Wardwill710/
Wartwell710/
Birthwell676/
Barduil6358/
Bertuel6354/
Bartuel632/
Barthuel59118/
Berthuel5942/
Bartouel5919/
Wardhuel593/
Vertuel5040/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beardwell
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