Bickley Surname

67,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Bickley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bickley or Bickleigh = 1 Bica’s Lea; 2 the Bick’s (Bitch's) Lea. [Old English leáh] See note under Bickersteth.

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Bickley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9631:91,46110,278
England1,8391:30,2984,067
Australia9671:27,9173,798
Canada1651:223,30721,472
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
Wales1151:26,9092,781
Scotland231:232,77511,829
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Barbados101:28,7451,389
France81:8,302,840321,660
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2131:20,0952,860
Wales251:62,7373,061
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:69,9427,558

Bickley (38) may also be a first name.

Bickley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bickley or Bickleigh = 1 Bica’s Lea; 2 the Bick’s (Bitch's) Lea. [Old English leáh] See note under Bickersteth.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bickley (Bicca’s homestead), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Chester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Kent, Worcestershire Or Bickleigh, Devon.

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

User-submitted Reference

A surname of British and Irish origin. Derived from Old English words, meaning "pickaxe" and "wooded area".

- theboricua126

Bickley Last Name Facts

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

Bickley occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bickley.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bickley is the 67,883rd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 995,159 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Bickley are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 38 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,963 people, or 1 in 91,461. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, South Carolina, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Bickley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bickley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bickley surname increased 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bickley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bickley surname is primarily Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bickley last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bickley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.2% more than the national average, earning R 326,040 per year; in United States they earn 3.96% more than the national average, earning $44,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.09% more than the national average, earning $82,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Buickley931/
Bihckley931/
Beickley930/
Bickle923,330/
Bickly9246/
Bikley923/
Bicley922/
Beckley8623,453/
Bickles8633/
Baickle8620/
Buickle861/
Beicley861/
Baikley861/
Biekley861/
Boikley861/
Bizkley861/
Buikley860/
Bikle83230/
Bicle831/
Beickler8062/
Beackley807/
Buickler807/
Beuckley800/
Beeckley800/
Biclea77379/
Beckly77121/
Beckle7756/
Buikly7754/
Biclay7744/
Bicler7739/
Biclet7722/
Biclue7715/
Bikleh7711/
Bikhle7710/
Bhikle779/
Bekley779/
Bikloy778/
Biekle773/
Becley773/
Biscle772/
Baikle772/
Bikcle771/
Biskle771/
Biklue771/
Bicles771/
Bicloy771/
Bikkle771/
Biklay771/
Bikluy771/
Baicle771/
Bickli771/
Beikle770/
Vicley770/
Beikly770/
Beakley71674/
Beekley71265/
Beykley7159/
Beikler7150/
Bikhler7148/
Biccler7133/
Veikley7126/
Bäckler7120/
Bikelle7110/
Beacley715/
Becklay714/
Beckled713/
Baikloy713/
Buikliy712/
Baicloy712/
Byckles711/
Bekkley711/
Beklley711/
Veckley711/
Beikele711/
Bikluie711/
Baikele711/
Beiclei711/
Bioclei711/
Biscler710/
Becklee710/
Vickloy710/
Becklly710/
Bisclee710/
Beeckle710/
Becklie710/
Bisscle710/
Beackly710/
Bekle67254/
Bekly67137/
Becle67130/
Beckless6764/
Beeckler6728/
Bikli6726/
Bikla6723/
Bykle679/
Bicklass674/
Bècle674/
Biklé673/
Bykly673/
Bicla672/
Becly671/
Vicle671/
Becklett671/
Békly671/
Beakeley671/
Bickella671/
Bikellay671/
Beackler670/

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