Biggadike Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Biggadike Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bicker-dike.' I cannot find the spot. Evidently it means 'the dike of Bicker,' Bicker representing an early personal name, as is proved by such place-names as Bickerton (in Cheshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland), Bickerston (Norfolk), Bickering (Lincolnshire), and Bickerstaffe (Lancashire).

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Biggadike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:257,95420,673
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Biggadike Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bicker-dike.' I cannot find the spot. Evidently it means 'the dike of Bicker,' Bicker representing an early personal name, as is proved by such place-names as Bickerton (in Cheshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland), Bickerston (Norfolk), Bickering (Lincolnshire), and Bickerstaffe (Lancashire). Probably Lincolnshire is the home of this surname.

Henricus Bikerdyk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1518. John Bekyrdyke: Register of the University of Oxford.

1563. Buried — Margret Beckerdick: St. Mary Aldermary.

1638. Francis Hamond and Magdalen Bicardike (Essex): Marriage Lic. (London).

1701. Nicholas Bickerdik, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

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

Biggadike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biggadike occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Biggadike.

How Common Is The Last Name Biggadike? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,025,894th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Biggadike is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Biggadike reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 216 people, or 1 in 257,954. In England Biggadike is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 39 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Biggadike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biggadike has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 372 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biggadike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Biggadike last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Biggadike earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.15% more than the national average, earning $60,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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