Berrington Surname

221,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Berrington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Berrington = the Estate of the Bera Family. [Anglo-Saxon *Beringa-tún-bera, bear + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún]

Berrington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7481:74,4898,468
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
South Africa3311:163,67918,322
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Australia941:287,18825,495
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Wales341:91,0167,411
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5091:47,8895,906
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Berrington (317) may also be a first name.

Berrington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Berrington = the Estate of the Bera Family. [Anglo-Saxon *Beringa-tún-bera, bear + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Durham, Gloucester, Salop, Worcest., Hereford, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Berrington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Berrington (Russian: Беррингтон) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berrington? popularity and diffusion

Berrington is the 221,865th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,964,932 people. The surname Berrington is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Berrington reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 493,198th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 317 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 748 people, or 1 in 74,489. In England Berrington is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Berrington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Berrington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Berrington surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Berrington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Berrington last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered with the party.

The amount Berrington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 49% more than the national average, earning R 354,084 per year; in United States they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $51,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.29% more than the national average, earning $61,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Berrington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berrington in the Russian language
Беррингтонberrington-

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