Bevington Surname

125,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bevington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bavington.' Great and Little Bavington are townships in the parish of Bellingham, Northumberland.

1583. John Beavinton, or Bevinton, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Bevington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8931:191,47318,958
England8581:64,9397,568
Australia4911:54,9816,742
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Wales761:40,7183,964
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4141:58,8786,919
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:122,78411,929

Bevington (62) may also be a first name.

Bevington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bavington.' Great and Little Bavington are townships in the parish of Bellingham, Northumberland.

1583. John Beavinton, or Bevinton, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1585. Richard Bavington and Johnna Harcourte: Marriage Lic. (London).

1635. Richard Bevington and Mary Griffin: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Bevington or Bavington = apparently the Estate of the Beffa Family. [Anglo-Saxon *Beffinga-tún— -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.] 2 confused with Beb(b)ington, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

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

The Bebbingtons derived their name from a Cheshire parish. The ancient family of De Bebington held the manor of that name for several generations up to the time of Richard II.; a younger branch settled at Nantwich, and one of its members lost six sons on the field of Flodden in 1513 (M.). The Bebbingtons have still their principal home in the Nantwich district, where they are numerously represented.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bevington Last Name Facts

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

Bevington occurs most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bevington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bevington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 125,987th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,018,711 people. The surname Bevington is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bevington reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bevington is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,893 people, or 1 in 191,473. In The United States Bevington is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 21 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Bevington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bevington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bevington surname increased 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bevington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bevington last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Bevington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beavington95164/
Beveington951/
Bevaington950/
Beivingtone909/
Bavington89669/
Bovington89544/
Bivington890/
Bevengton890/
Boveington8468/
Baveington840/
Witvington741/

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