Bedlington Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Malta

Bedlington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedlington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:472,18730,747
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia991:272,68424,601
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Malta41:107,5681,849
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bedlington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bedlington occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedlington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bedlington is the 790,102nd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Bedlington is predominantly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Bedlington are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 472,187. In England it is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 49 percent reside, Cumbria, where 15 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 28 percent reside.

Bedlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bedlington has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedlington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bedlington surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Bedlington earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $57,385 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bidlington901/
Wedlington901/
Budlington901/
Pedlington901/
Widlington800/
Piddlington761/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bedlington
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