Bedggood Surname
Approximately 1,050 people bear this surname
Bedggood Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bidgood,' originally Biggegod, one of a fairly large class of personal names ending in good; compare Scattergood. The early form is Biggegod.
John Biggegod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBedggood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 832 | 1:32,447 | 4,293 |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1:28,843 | 5,032 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
Bedggood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bidgood,' originally Biggegod, one of a fairly large class of personal names ending in good; compare Scattergood. The early form is Biggegod.
John Biggegod, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1606. Nicholas Bidgood and Alice Howe: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1621. George Bidegood, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1798. Married — James Burrows and Ellen Bidgood: St. George, Hanover Square.
This name may mean "good or noble in war," or "a good counsellor" (Anglo-Saxon beado, beada, counsellor; Gaelic god, good, noble, kind). The Anglo-Saxon guth-boda would mean "a war messenger." The Old Norse bodi is a messenger, and gunn, gunnur, gud, Old High German, gund, gunt, war.
Bedggood Demographics
Average Bedggood Salary in
England
£23,870
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Bedggood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedggood Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bedggood has its highest incidence in Australia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bedggood click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedggood? popularity and diffusion
Bedggood is the 347,978th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,940,520 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Bedggood live; 94 percent live in Australasia and 94 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 832 people, or 1 in 32,447. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 66 percent live, New South Wales, where 21 percent live and Queensland, where 5 percent live. Aside from Australia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 15 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Bedggood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bedggood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bedggood surname grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bedggood Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bedggood earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning R 328,152 per year and in Canada they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $60,040 CAD per year.
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