Berkshire Surname
Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname
Berkshire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,616 | 1:224,294 | 21,710 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Guyana | 44 | 1:17,323 | 2,264 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 150 | 1:162,502 | 13,995 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 333 | 1:150,807 | 13,975 |
Berkshire (25) may also be a first name.
Berkshire Demographics
Average Berkshire Salary in
United States
$40,805 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berkshire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berkshire Come From? nationality or country of origin
Berkshire is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Berkshire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Berkshire is the 211,803rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,744,885 people. The surname Berkshire is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Berkshire live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,616 people, or 1 in 224,294. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 21 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Berkshire exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Berkshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berkshire has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berkshire surname grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berkshire Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Berkshire last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Berkshire earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning $40,805 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $56,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshires | 95 | 4 | / |
| Berkshiere | 95 | 3 | / |
| Berkshirej | 95 | 1 | / |
| Baerkshire | 95 | 1 | / |
| Berksire | 94 | 1 | / |
| Berkshir | 94 | 0 | / |
| Barkshire | 89 | 182 | / |
| Berkshier | 89 | 25 | / |
| Birkshire | 89 | 4 | / |
| Berkshere | 89 | 0 | / |
| Borrkshire | 84 | 1 | / |
| Berksher | 82 | 0 | / |
| Birkshier | 78 | 0 | / |
| Berkhser | 71 | 0 | / |
| Berkzer | 63 | 16 | / |
| Berxior | 63 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Berkshire
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