Bettany Surname

377,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bettany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bettany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6271:88,8659,623
Australia931:290,27625,669
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Wales411:75,4766,450
Canada391:944,75971,777
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Jersey31:33,0674,675
France21:33,211,361423,184
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277

Bettany (23) may also be a first name.

Bettany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bettany has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bettany.

How Common Is The Last Name Bettany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 377,345th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,695,402 people. The surname Bettany occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Bettany live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 88,865. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 33 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Bettany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bettany has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bettany surname grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bettany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bettany last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bettany earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.48% less than the national average, earning $28,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $56,610 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Bettany
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