Bidwill Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bidwill Surname Definition:

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

Bidwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bidwill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Bidwill Last Name Facts

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

Bidwill is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bidwill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bidwill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Bidwill are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 46 percent live, Arizona, where 16 percent live and Wisconsin, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 20 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Bidwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bidwill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bidwill surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bidwill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bidwill are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Bidwill earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.21% more than the national average, earning $60,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bidwell869,022/
Bedwill863/
Bidbill861/
Biddwell8011/
Bidweull802/
Bidwelle801/
Bidweell800/
Beidwell800/
Bidwel776/
Bitwil771/
Bedwell718,623/
Bydwell717/
Bitwell716/
Bedwild711/
Betwill711/
Biduell710/
Bidwele710/
Beadwell674/
Baydwell671/
Bydewell670/
Bedwel6214/
Bitwel622/
Viduil621/
Betwell5737/
Bittuil5712/
Bedweel571/
Beetwell5351/
Beatwell5346/
Bethwell5336/
Boytwell531/
Beaduell530/
Bettwell530/

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