Bebbington Surname

119,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bebbington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bebington (Chesh.) = the Estate of the Beb(b- Family. [Anglo-Saxon **Beb(b)inga- tún-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Bebbington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6581:20,9622,954
Australia5221:51,7166,394
United States1491:2,432,610149,447
Canada1211:304,50928,133
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Wales921:33,6363,370
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Ireland511:92,3325,140
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3091:18,6212,679
Wales231:68,1923,286
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Bebbington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bebington (Chesh.) = the Estate of the Beb(b- Family. [Anglo-Saxon **Beb(b)inga- tún-inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Bebbingtons derived their name from a Cheshire parish. The ancient family of De Bebington held the manor of that name for several generations up to the time of Richard II.; a younger branch settled at Nantwich, and one of its members lost six sons on the field of Flodden in 1513 (M.). The Bebbingtons have still their principal home in the Nantwich district, where they are numerously represented.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bebbington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bebbington occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bebbington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,235th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,890,414 people. The last name Bebbington is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Bebbington are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,658 people, or 1 in 20,962. In England Bebbington is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 27 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 6 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Bebbington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bebbington has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bebbington last name grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 7,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 5,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bebbington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bebbington surname are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bebbington earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning R 262,932 per year; in United States they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning $51,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,834 CAD per year.

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