Beckenham Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Beckenham Surname Definition:

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Notts. De Bekingham occurs in the former co. H.R.

Beckenham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:339,74424,836
Australia1131:238,90022,291
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Beckenham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Notts. De Bekingham occurs in the former co. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Beckenham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beckenham is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckenham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 860,770th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Beckenham live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 30 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live and Kent, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 36 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.

Beckenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beckenham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Beckenham surname expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Beckenham Reference & Research

Beckingham One-name Study - A profile of the Beckingham surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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