Bice Surname
Approximately 11,816 people bear this surname
Bice Surname User-submission:
This interesting and unusual name is a variant of the surname Byas, which is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a 'dweller at the house in the bend'. The surname is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century 'byge', a 'bend', and 'hus', a house.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,317 | 1:38,903 | 4,796 |
| Turkey | 1,108 | 1:70,236 | 6,560 |
| Australia | 697 | 1:38,731 | 5,034 |
| Canada | 322 | 1:114,427 | 12,178 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Albania | 31 | 1:94,002 | 9,372 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,287 | 1:39,020 | 4,614 |
The alternate forms: Biçe (2) & Bîce (1) are calculated separately.
Bice (4,234) may also be a first name.
Bice Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This interesting and unusual name is a variant of the surname Byas, which is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for a 'dweller at the house in the bend'. The surname is derived from the Old English pre-7th Century 'byge', a 'bend', and 'hus', a house. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguishing names.
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Average Bice Salary in
United States
$42,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bice occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Biçe or Bîce. For other possible spellings of Bice click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bice? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 43,973rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 616,752 people. Bice is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Bice live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bice is also the 106,548th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 4,234 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,317 people, or 1 in 38,903. In The United States Bice is most frequent in: Alabama, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Bice is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Bice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bice has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bice surname increased 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bice last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bice surname are 24.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bice earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $53,068 CAD per year.
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Bice Reference & Research
Boyce DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Boyce FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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