Beckles Surname

75,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Beckles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beccles,' a parish in Suffolk.

Daniel de Beccles, Norwich, 1256: History of Norfolk.

Hugh de Beccles, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Beckles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0681:175,27017,607
Barbados1,1351:25357
Trinidad and Tobago1,0421:1,309193
England5971:93,3309,998
Guyana4641:1,643292
Canada2831:130,19613,551
Bahamas2581:1,518263
Panama1881:20,8101,386
Jamaica1411:20,3541,773
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Israel501:171,15317,369
Costa Rica481:99,5851,699
Suriname451:12,2803,102
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Grenada91:12,059865
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Belize51:71,0952,977
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Anguilla11:13,436792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Beckles (22) may also be a first name.

Beckles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beccles,' a parish in Suffolk.

Daniel de Beccles, Norwich, 1256: History of Norfolk.

Hugh de Beccles, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BECCLES: A town in Suffolk. De Beckles, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Beckles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beckles is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Beckles.

How Common Is The Last Name Beckles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 75,028th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,113,112 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Beckles reside; 40 percent reside in Caribbean and 40 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Beckles is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

Beckles is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,068 people, or 1 in 175,270. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 17 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 16 percent reside.

Beckles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beckles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beckles surname rose 206,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 3,317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beckles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Beckles surname are 19.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beckles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.78% more than the national average, earning R 408,204 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $45,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckless9364/
Becles9292/
Bekles9217/
Beccles86558/
Beckels8639/
Bickles8633/
Backles862/
Beekles862/
Beecles861/
Byckles861/
Beakles861/
Veckles861/
Beacles861/
Beckils860/
Beuckels80110/
Boeckels8019/
Becilles803/
Backless800/
Bacles7782/
Bocles7731/
Beclis7711/
Bikles779/
Bokles771/
Bekels771/
Bicles771/
Bekils771/
Beacklays751/
Bethcless751/
Beklesova751/
Bechilles751/
Vickles7175/
Bekleshova7164/
Baklaes7156/
Bickels7153/
Boekels7152/
Böckels7151/
Beklech7136/
Backels7122/
Begklis7121/
Beukels7117/
Bocklis714/
Bekkels711/
Biklesh711/
Bechels711/
Becclys711/
Bekleche674/
Vecklish671/
Becklich671/
Bekliche671/
Boeykels671/
Bickills670/

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