Belward Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Belward Surname Definition:

"One Beluard" occurs as a Domesd. tenant, co. Gloucester, and William Belward, lord of Malpas, co. Chester, founded many great Northern families. See English Sum. ii. 49.

Belward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Belward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"One Beluard" occurs as a Domesd. tenant, co. Gloucester, and William Belward, lord of Malpas, co. Chester, founded many great Northern families. See English Sum. ii. 49.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A form of Belwar, Belver, or Belvoir. See Beevor, Cholmondeley, Egerton.

The Norman People (1874)

Belward Last Name Facts

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

Belward is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belward? popularity and diffusion

Belward is the 1,860,621st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Belward occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Belward reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Belward is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Belward is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 37 percent reside, Tennessee, where 33 percent reside and Missouri, where 19 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 21 percent reside.

Belward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belward has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Belward surname fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belward Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Belward earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning $38,077 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellward93157/
Boelward931/
Belwards930/
Bielward930/
Belbard862/
Beluard861/
Belluard80182/
Bailward8023/
Bellwart8016/
Bluard7716/
Veelwaard759/
Belbart7120/
Bliuard711/
Villward671/
Bluhardt671/
Bellworth631/
Bluart6213/
Bilbord574/
Vilbard573/
Belbort572/
Bellvert53156/
Billuart53114/
Bilworth5316/
Billworth503/

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