Bidder Surname
Approximately 636 people bear this surname
Bidder Surname Definition:
(English) Petitioner, Beggar. [Middle English and Old English biddere]
Bidder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 317 | 1:175,767 | 15,993 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Guyana | 32 | 1:23,819 | 2,802 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 162 | 1:150,465 | 13,283 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Bidder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Petitioner, Beggar. [Middle English and Old English biddere]
Anglo-Saxon biddere, a petitioner-"petitor, vel petax." Wright's Vocab. p. 60. equivalent to ' beadsman.' Piers Plowman views the bidderes with small favour; he calls them ' Roberdes knaves,' and classes them with vagabonds: —
Bidder: one sent out to summon to a wedding or a church-ale. In Germany, among the peasantry, the bidder is still a person of office and importance.
Bidder Demographics
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Bidder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bidder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bidder occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bidder? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bidder is the 513,430th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. Bidder is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Bidder live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.
Bidder is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 175,767. In England Bidder is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 25 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Devon, where 8 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Bidder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bidder has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bidder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bidder last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bidder earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning $54,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,258 CAD per year.
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