Begarnie Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Begarnie Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of the Perthshire and Inverness place name Balgarnie. It is a Scots characteristic to clip the prefix Bal in place names to Ba.

Begarnie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England61:4,062,562101,150

Begarnie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of the Perthshire and Inverness place name Balgarnie. It is a Scots characteristic to clip the prefix Bal in place names to Ba.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Begarnie Last Name Facts

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

Begarnie is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Begarnie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Begarnie occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Begarnie are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada Begarnie is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Beside Canada it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Begarnie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Begarnie has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Begarnie Last Name Statistics demography

Begarnie earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning $37,890 CAD per year.

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