Bidwell Surname

56,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bidwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Bidwell or Bedwell = BÆda’s Well. [Old English w(i)elle]

Bidwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2541:57,9566,871
England1,6631:33,5054,431
Australia4921:54,8696,729
Canada2791:132,06313,716
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Wales321:96,7047,743
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7301:33,3914,396
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0701:24,2603,016

Bidwell (188) may also be a first name.

Bidwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Bidwell or Bedwell = BÆda’s Well. [Old English w(i)elle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bidwell (stream in a valley), in Bedfordshire.

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

Bidwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bidwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bidwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bidwell is the 56,221st most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 807,753 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Bidwell live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bidwell is also the 663,277th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 188 people.

The last name Bidwell is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,254 people, or 1 in 57,956. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Bidwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bidwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bidwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bidwell last name are 17.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bidwell earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $51,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biddwell9311/
Bidweull932/
Bidwelle931/
Bidweell930/
Beidwell930/
Bidwel926/
Bedwell868,623/
Bidwill86137/
Bydwell867/
Bitwell866/
Biduell860/
Bidwele860/
Beadwell804/
Baydwell801/
Bydewell800/
Bedwel7714/
Bitwel772/
Betwell7137/
Bedwill713/
Bidbill711/
Bedweel711/
Beetwell6751/
Beatwell6746/
Bethwell6736/
Boytwell671/
Beaduell670/
Bettwell670/
Betwel62398/
Bituel6248/
Beduel6217/
Vidbel622/
Bitwil621/
Bethwel5794/
Bedouel579/
Betweel572/
Bettwel571/
Betwill571/
Bedwild571/
Bethuell534/

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