Bemiss Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bemiss Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Beaumetz, in Normandy.

Bemiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:685,17854,430
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

Bemiss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Beaumetz, in Normandy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bemiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bemiss is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 587,571st most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bemiss live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bemiss is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Bemiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bemiss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 302 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bemiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bemiss last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Bemiss earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beamiss9241/
Bemisse922/
Beemiss920/
Bemis916,532/
Bemish83176/
Bamiss83171/
Beamis83164/
Bemies8317/
Besmis8315/
Boemis834/
Beemis833/
Vemiss833/
Bemais831/
Biemis831/
Beimis830/
Beumis830/
Bemmis830/
Bemise830/
Behmis830/
Bemi801,130/
Beamish775,417/
Beemish7746/
Bhemise772/
Bhemish771/
Bemesse771/
Bamoiss771/
Beamist770/
Baymiss770/
Beemess770/
Beumish770/
Bemesst770/
Bamis73314/
Vemis73101/
Bomis73100/
Betmi7379/
Bemoi7351/
Bemai7346/
Bimis7346/
Bemei7339/
Biemi7339/
Beemi7334/
Bemes7333/
Besmi7331/
Beumi7325/
Bemmi7318/
Wemis7315/
Bemit7313/
Beimi7311/
Beami737/
Bemie736/
Bemid735/
Bemio734/
Bhemi733/
Behmi732/
Bemiy731/
Bemih731/
Hbemi731/
Bemiz730/
Beames672,437/
Wemyss672,217/
Biemmi671,134/
Bismes67129/
Bhamis67127/
Beamie6779/
Bheemi6763/
Beimes6760/
Bamess6754/
Bemmes6730/
Bhomis6729/
Boehmisch6729/
Bemese6725/
Bamish6723/
Betmei6720/
Bomish6719/
Bomais6716/
Biemes6714/
Bethmi6710/
Bemesh6710/
Boemes678/
Bemoit677/
Betmai675/
Bhemiy674/
Bismis674/
Bhemai674/
Besmei674/
Beimys674/
Bitmis673/
Wemish672/
Beimie672/
Bemaih672/
Baymis672/
Beamoi672/
Bahmis672/
Beymys672/
Bommis671/
Behmes671/
Behmii671/
Beamai671/
Bemeit671/
Bemice671/
Bemmei671/
Beemai671/
Bhymis671/
Bhesmi671/
Betmit671/
Bamies671/
Behmih671/
Bemiey671/
Besmes671/
Bamhis671/
Bamais671/
Bamisz671/
Bemmys671/
Bhemgi671/
Boimis671/
Bomies670/
Beumys670/
Beemes670/
Bimess670/
Bemest670/
Beemie670/
Bomess670/
Beymes670/

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Bemiss Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bemiss
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