Bickton Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Bickton Surname Definition:

A manor in St. Eve, co. Cornwall, held by the family in Norman times. D. Gilb. Cornw. i. 412.

Bickton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bickton (109) may also be a first name.

Bickton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A manor in St. Eve, co. Cornwall, held by the family in Norman times. D. Gilb. Cornw. i. 412.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BICTON: From a manor in St. Eve held by the family in Norman times. (Gilbert) The name, if of Cornish origin, may mean village on the hill, or the little enclosure.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Bicton; a location name in Cornwall, Devon, Hampshire.

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

Bickton Last Name Facts

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

Bickton is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickton? popularity and diffusion

Bickton is the 818,364th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bickton reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 109 people.

This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bicton92186/
Beckton86508/
Bitctong801/
Becton773,478/
Bigton7723/
Victon7710/
Bekton776/
Bhekton719/
Victton711/
Bektoon711/
Veckton711/
Beakton711/
Beekton710/
Bectton710/
Bictahan673/
Becthong671/
Beigtton670/

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