Bedwell Surname

58,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Bedwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bedwell = Beda’s Fountain or Spring. [Anglo-Saxon *Bedan- welle-Bedan-, genit. of Beda.]

Bedwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7181:63,3897,425
England1,5691:35,5124,680
Australia3561:75,8318,870
Canada2321:158,81716,066
South Africa1941:279,26727,511
New Zealand1731:26,1754,585
Chile931:189,4246,093
Mexico921:1,349,19815,373
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Wales451:68,7676,014
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha41:1,464128
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1511:21,1782,996
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9371:53,5956,031

Bedwell (127) may also be a first name.

Bedwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bedwell = Beda’s Fountain or Spring. [Anglo-Saxon *Bedan- welle-Bedan-, genit. of Beda.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet, co. Bedford. De Bedewell, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Bedfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bedwell Last Name Facts

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

Bedwell is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bedwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,610th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 845,129 people. The last name Bedwell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bedwell live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bedwell is also the 825,494th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 127 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,718 people, or 1 in 63,389. In The United States Bedwell is mostly found in: Indiana, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 42 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Bedwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bedwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 643 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bedwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bedwell surname are 22.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bedwell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.89% less than the national average, earning R 180,876 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beadwell934/
Beidwell930/
Bedwel9214/
Bidwell869,022/
Bodwell861,012/
Betwell8637/
Badwell8632/
Bydwell867/
Bedwill863/
Bedweel861/
Beetwell8051/
Beatwell8046/
Bethwell8036/
Biddwell8011/
Bidweull802/
Bidwelle801/
Baydwell801/
Beaduell800/
Bydewell800/
Bettwell800/
Bidweell800/
Betwel77398/
Badwel7718/
Beduel7717/
Bidwel776/
Bodwel771/
Batwell71358/
Bidwill71137/
Bethwel7194/
Baduell7146/
Badwill7120/
Botwell7117/
Bedouel719/
Bitwell716/
Bhadwel713/
Betweel712/
Bettwel711/
Bedwild711/
Baddwel711/
Betwill711/
Bodwill710/
Biduell710/
Bidwele710/
Bothwell675,322/
Bathwell6745/
Bethuell674/
Battwell671/
Boytwell671/
Bottwell671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bedwell
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