Bielby Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Bielby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bielby or Bealby =? Bylda’s Estate. [Old Norse by-r] Cp. Bilby.

Bielby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1621:47,9506,007
United States5571:650,73452,170
Australia2861:94,39110,761
Canada1641:224,66821,579
New Zealand841:53,9098,584
Northern Ireland401:46,1264,031
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Bielby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bielby or Bealby =? Bylda’s Estate. [Old Norse by-r] Cp. Bilby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bielby Last Name Facts

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

Bielby occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bielby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,338th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,063,281 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bielby are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

Bielby is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,162 people, or 1 in 47,950. In England Bielby is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Bielby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bielby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bielby surname expanded 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bielby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bielby are 19.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bielby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.26% more than the national average, earning R 454,500 per year; in United States they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $38,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $52,460 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biellby923/
Bilby912,257/
Belby91175/
Belbey833,049/
Bilbay831,978/
Beilby831,672/
Bilbey83688/
Bealby83160/
Beelby83123/
Bailby8328/
Belbay8327/
Bielba8324/
Billby8310/
Bilboy836/
Bellby833/
Belbyi833/
Belbiy832/
Bjelby832/
Boelby831/
Bilbiy831/
Beılby831/
Builby830/
Bellbay7758/
Bellbey772/
Billboy772/
Beailby771/
Builboy771/
Behelby771/
Bjellby771/
Belbaya771/
Bowelby770/
Belba732,035/
Bilba731,042/
Belbe73972/
Bilbe73450/
Vilby7362/
Belbi7329/
Bilbi7310/
Bilbé734/
Velby731/
Blbey731/
Bilbayth712/
Belbis671,423/
Belbes671,275/
Belber67681/
Vielba67554/
Bilbes67470/
Boulby67295/
Bilbee67200/
Billbe67167/
Velboy67126/
Bilber67110/
Bailbe67102/
Vilboy6796/
Belbez6786/
Bilboa6783/
Bilbis6756/
Bielva6755/
Belbea6741/
Belbet6729/
Belbai6718/
Wielba6717/
Belbit6713/
Bellbe6713/
Vellby675/
Bailbé675/
Billba674/
Belbeh674/
Belboa674/
Bellba673/
Bilbio673/
Belbiz672/
Bealba672/
Bilbha672/
Bilbai672/
Bilbez672/
Belbès672/
Belbeu671/
Bilbea671/
Baulby671/
Belbej671/
Belbei671/
Belbid671/
Vilbay671/
Bilboi671/
Belbed671/
Belbee670/
Bielue670/
Bilbih670/

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