Biddulph Surname

142,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Biddulph Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Biddulph,' a parish in Staffordshire, three miles from Congleton.

1598. Michael Biddulph, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1605. Walter Biddulph, Staffordshire: ibid.

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Biddulph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5751:35,3774,662
United States5111:709,31355,985
South Africa4171:129,92315,215
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Ireland1201:39,2413,109
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Canada671:549,93446,038
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Wales271:114,6128,773
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guyana41:190,5559,777
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6621:36,8214,779
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Biddulph (10) may also be a first name.

Biddulph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Biddulph,' a parish in Staffordshire, three miles from Congleton.

1598. Michael Biddulph, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1605. Walter Biddulph, Staffordshire: ibid.

1670-1. Edward Littleton and Susanne Bidclulph: Marriage Alleg. (Westminster).

1694-5. Married — Michael Bidulph and Mary Aston: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) War-Wolf. [Anglo-Saxon Beadwulf-beadu, war, battle + wulf ]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Stafford, very anciently possessed by the family, who descended from Ricardus Forestarius, a great Domesd. tenant. Erdeswick's Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Probably the same as Botolph, which Camden derives from Boat, and ulph (Saxon), Help, because, perhaps, he was the mariner's tutelar saint, and for that reason was so much adored at Boston, in England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Biddulph; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

Biddulph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biddulph is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biddulph? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biddulph is the 142,011th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,323,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Biddulph live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 1,575 people, or 1 in 35,377. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 15 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Shropshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Biddulph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biddulph has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Biddulph surname expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 414 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biddulph Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Biddulph surname are 25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.77% registered with the political party.

The amount Biddulph earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.77% more than the national average, earning R 336,888 per year; in United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biddulp935/
Bidulph933/
Biddolph8819/
Biddulth888/
Bidoulph882/
Biduulph881/
Biddulpe881/
Biddulf803/
Bidul7776/
Beddolph750/
Bidoul71232/
Biedul71145/
Bidule71112/
Baidul7114/
Viddul711/
Bidaul711/
Boidoul6710/
Bidhult673/
Bidoule672/
Bidautl671/
Beidoul671/
Bidhaul671/
Bhoidul671/
Baidull671/
Beddolp670/
Bedolph670/
Widolph670/

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