Betteridge Surname

91,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Betteridge Surname Definition:

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bœdric or Beaduric = Battle-Powerful. [Old English beadu, beado, battle, war + ríc(e, powerful].

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Betteridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3531:16,6172,408
United States6521:555,91945,866
Australia4761:56,7146,917
Canada3781:97,47510,598
New Zealand1291:35,1036,033
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Wales341:91,0167,411
France201:3,321,136213,627
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Botswana41:546,73222,624
China41:341,830,39216,990
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3501:18,0562,607
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Betteridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bœdric or Beaduric = Battle-Powerful. [Old English beadu, beado, battle, war + ríc(e, powerful].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Pettridge; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

A surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon language and first found in Kent, England. It derives from the Old English pre-7th Century male personal name, "Beaduric", composed of the elements "beadu"- battle, with "ric" - power.

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Betteridge Last Name Facts

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

Betteridge is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Betteridge? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,488th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,392,880 people. The surname Betteridge is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Betteridge live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

Betteridge is most common in England, where it is borne by 3,353 people, or 1 in 16,617. In England Betteridge is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 12 percent are found, West Midlands, where 7 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Betteridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Betteridge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Betteridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Betteridge last name are 15.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Betteridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.98% more than the national average, earning R 370,668 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $50,095 CAD per year.

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