Beckingham Surname

234,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Beckingham Surname Definition:

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

Beckingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7931:70,2628,087
Australia2891:93,41110,672
Canada2721:135,46214,020
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland81:669,22723,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Bëckingham (1) are calculated separately.

Beckingham 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

Beckingham Last Name Facts

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

Beckingham is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bëckingham. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckingham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 234,998th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,254,259 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Beckingham reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Beckingham is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 793 people, or 1 in 70,262. In England Beckingham is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 12 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Dorset, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Beckingham occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Beckingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beckingham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Beckingham surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,216 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beckingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Beckingham last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beckingham last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.36% being registered with the political party.

The amount Beckingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.77% more than the national average, earning R 365,412 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $38,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $50,419 CAD per year.

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