Bickerton Surname

107,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bickerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bickerton,' (1) a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire; (a) a township in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland; (3) a township in the parish of Bilton, West Riding of Yorkshire There can be no doubt that (3) is the chief parent, and then (1).

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Bickerton Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8931:29,4343,972
United States8721:415,66436,087
Canada5131:71,8248,185
Australia4481:60,2587,305
New Zealand2031:22,3073,907
Wales1421:21,7922,311
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1701:20,8342,949
Scotland531:70,6274,135
Wales351:44,8122,341
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Bickerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bickerton,' (1) a township in the parish of Malpas, Cheshire; (a) a township in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland; (3) a township in the parish of Bilton, West Riding of Yorkshire There can be no doubt that (3) is the chief parent, and then (1).

Johannes de Bikerton, gaunter, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).

Thomas de Bigerton, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Bykerton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Bikerton, 1379: ibid.

John Bycharton, Yorkshire, 1533:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Edmund Bickerton, of Sound, Cheshire, 1617: Wills at Chester.

Humphrey Bickerton, of Wrenbury, 1594: ibid.

1592. Thomas Bickerton, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

This surname is of English origin, from Bickerton in Northumberland. There is another Bickerton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. About the year 1200 Richard of Bickirtoune had a grant of lands in Dunypace (Cambus., 83), and in 1263 Sir Richard of Bigirthon witnessed an agreement anent pasturage of the moor of Kellin (Laing, 8). Master Eustace of Bikerton was presented to the church of Duglas, Lanarkshire, in 1292 (Rot. Scot., I, p. 7), and in 1296, as Eustace de Bykretone, rector of the church of Hutremokedi (Auchtermuchty), he rendered homage (Bain, II, p. 213). John de Bigerton held the castle of Luffenoc' in 1296 (ibid., II, 857), and a payment to Elisabet de Bikertoun by the custumars of Inverkeithing is recorded in 1331 (ER., I, p. 370). Walter de Bykirtoun witnessed a charter by Arnchibald, earl of Douglas in 1401 (Swinton, p. xvii), Valterus de Bekyrtoun, miles, held husband lands in the vill and territory of Elstanfurd in the constabulary of Haddington in 1429 (RMS., II, p. 25), Robert de Bykkirtoune was lord of Lufnois (Luffness) in 1451 (RMS., II, 438), William Bykatone (an error for Bykartone) was vicar of Lochgoyll in 1456 (LCD., p. 180), and John de Bickertone appears as canon of Glasgow and presbyter of Erskyn in 1479 (REG., 422). Marion Bickertoune appears in Largs, parish of Urr, in 1641 (Dumfries). Bekartoun 1574, Bekertoun 1530, Bekirtoune 1464, Bekyrton 1456, Bicartoun 1590, Bickartoun 1526, Bickartoune 1647, Bickertown 1688 Bikarton 1525, Bikcartowne 1602, Bikkerstoun 1601, Bikkerstoune 1533, Bikkertoun 1530, Bikyrtoun 1456, Bycartoun, Bykartoun 1549.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Bel to Bickerton =? Beághere’s Estate. [Old English tún] See the note under Bickersteth.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Townships in Chester and Northumb.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Average Bickerton Salary in
United States

$47,016 USD

Per year
Rank:
508,092 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000248073
Rank: 35,519 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
108.96%
Sample size: 450 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Bickerton Last Name Facts

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

Bickerton has its highest incidence in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickerton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 107,543rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,679,545 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bickerton are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Bickerton is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,893 people, or 1 in 29,434. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 15 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Cheshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Bickerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bickerton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bickerton surname grew 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 406 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bickerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bickerton surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bickerton last name are 7.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Bickerton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning R 242,016 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $52,496 CAD per year.

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