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

Bemiss occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bemiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Bemiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 587,571st most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bemiss are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States Bemiss is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 13 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Bemiss exists 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 occurrence of Bemiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bemiss last name grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bemiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bemiss last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the 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
  • 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 Bemiss
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