Bickerstaffe Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bickerstaffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bickerstaffe,' a village near Ormskirk, Lancashire; in early records spelt Bikerstat and Bykyrstath. Bickersteth is found later.

Ralph Hey, of Bickersteth, husbandman, 1660: Wills at Chester.

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Bickerstaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6131:90,8949,798
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia271:999,84158,390
Ireland201:235,4479,345
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764

Bickerstaffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bickerstaffe,' a village near Ormskirk, Lancashire; in early records spelt Bikerstat and Bykyrstath. Bickersteth is found later.

Ralph Hey, of Bickersteth, husbandman, 1660: Wills at Chester.

Adam de Bykerstaff, Lancashire, 1289: Baines' Lancashire. l.

Gilliert de Bykerstaff. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Robert Bickersteth, of Bickersteth, 1580: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Bickerstaff, of Bickerstaff, 1600: ibid.

1752. Married — John Richards and Susanna Bickerstaff: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bickerstaffe (Lancs), anciently Bicker- stath or Bickeisteth: v. Bickersteth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Old English bicker means to skirmish or contend, and a bicker-staff, therefore, probably signifies a weapon analogous to a quarter-staff, or single stick. The name belongs to the same class as Longsword, Broadspear, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bickerstaffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bickerstaffe is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickerstaffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,994th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. Bickerstaffe is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bickerstaffe live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 613 people, or 1 in 90,894. In England Bickerstaffe is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 27 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent reside and Merseyside, where 14 percent reside. Besides England Bickerstaffe is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Bickerstaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bickerstaffe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bickerstaffe last name rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 182 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bickerstaffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bickerstaffe surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bickerstaffe surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Bickerstaffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.43% more than the national average, earning $51,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $55,179 CAD per year.

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Bickerstaffe Reference & Research

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