Bezzant Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Bezzant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Byzantium.'

'To one he gave fyve talentis, or besauntis,' 1380, Wyclif (Matt); v. Historical English Dictionary for various instances.

'A bisaunt, bezant, or bizantine was an old coin both in gold and silver, and so called from having been minted at Byzantium.

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Bezzant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:1,091,74479,205
England1071:520,73032,731
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Australia361:749,88148,970
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bezzant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Byzantium.'

'To one he gave fyve talentis, or besauntis,' 1380, Wyclif (Matt); v. Historical English Dictionary for various instances.

'A bisaunt, bezant, or bizantine was an old coin both in gold and silver, and so called from having been minted at Byzantium. The silver bezant passed current for as. or thereabouts' (Pipe Rolls: Pipe Roll Soc).

As almost every other coin has its representative in our nomenclature so may this. More probably, however, like Turk and Saracen, it is local, denoting an immigrant from Byzantium.

Robert Besant, sheriff of London, 1194: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.

1748. Married — John Beszant and Brittama Freeman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1752. — Henry Hicks and Elizabeth Bessant: ibid.

1776. Married —Robert Besant and Sarah Myers: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Bezzant Last Name Facts

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

Bezzant occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bezzant.

How Common Is The Last Name Bezzant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 568,972nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Bezzant reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Bezzant is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 1,091,744. In The United States Bezzant is most prevalent in: Utah, where 67 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Colorado, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and New Zealand, where 7 percent reside.

Bezzant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bezzant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bezzant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bezzant last name are 47.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 94% being registered with the party.

The amount Bezzant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.63% more than the national average, earning $50,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $52,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bezzante933/
Bezant92468/
Bezzan92193/
Beszant86125/
Beazant8661/
Bezants8653/
Bezante8639/
Bazzant8618/
Berzant866/
Bezzane864/
Bezzain864/
Bezzhan862/
Bezzian861/
Beezant860/
Bizzant860/
Bezan834,943/
Bezainte8018/
Berzanth806/
Bezzaine801/
Bezhan771,870/
Berzan771,364/
Besant771,203/
Bezzon77616/
Bazant77613/
Bezian77337/
Bozant77283/
Bezzam77239/
Vezant77164/
Bezane77159/
Bizant77152/
Bezsan7789/
Bezang7739/
Bezgan7738/
Bezaan7730/
Beizan7724/
Bezain7724/
Vezzan7715/
Bizzan7712/
Bhezan777/
Bexant774/
Beezan773/
Bejant772/
Becant771/
Bezjan771/
Beazan771/
Bezand771/
Biezan771/
Bezean770/
Bessant712,141/
Beasant71610/
Bezzaim71263/
Bezzone71243/
Besante71216/
Bezzhon71142/
Bejante7171/
Veziant7168/
Berzhan7127/
Besiant7125/
Bazzand7122/
Berzain7120/
Boseant7112/
Bechant7110/
Bazsant7110/
Biszant717/
Bazhant716/
Bizants715/
Bezzhanova714/
Bezaine713/
Beizhan713/
Besaint712/
Bescant712/
Biesant711/
Bizantz711/
Bizsant711/
Behzand711/
Behzian711/
Berzaín711/
Bezhane711/
Bezhgan711/
Beyzhan711/
Bezahne711/
Biezian711/
Bazanth711/
Bizzian711/
Behzjan711/
Beseant710/
Beysant710/
Beisant710/
Besannt710/
Bedsant710/
Beazean710/
Beizang710/
Bejan6716,879/
Besan674,991/
Becan671,066/
Bezon67625/
Bizan67539/
Bežan67167/
Vezan67163/
Biszantz67152/
Bezam6755/
Bezanova6729/
Biedzian6724/
Bierzahn679/
Boizante673/
Beydzhan673/
Bessante672/
Bessaint672/
Beidzian672/
Bexan671/
Byzan671/
Bejeante671/
Bezón671/
Beajeant670/
Beassant670/

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