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

Bickerstaffe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bickerstaffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickerstaffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bickerstaffe is the 406,994th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,473,891 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bickerstaffe live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 613 people, or 1 in 90,894. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 27 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 21 percent are found and Merseyside, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Bickerstaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bickerstaffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bickerstaffe last name expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 182 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bickerstaffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bickerstaffe last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% being registered with the political 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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