Bigland Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Bigland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bigland,' an estate in the parish of Cartmell, North Lancashire. Bigland Hall is still the residence of the Biglands.
Isabell Bigland, of Bigland, in Cartmell, 1645: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Read More About This SurnameBigland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 436 | 1:127,794 | 12,731 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Bigland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bigland,' an estate in the parish of Cartmell, North Lancashire. Bigland Hall is still the residence of the Biglands.
Isabell Bigland, of Bigland, in Cartmell, 1645: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
James Bigland, of the Grange, in Cartmell, 1623: ibid.
Henry Bigland, of Cartmell, 1634: ibid.
1738. Married — John Atkinson and Dorothy Bigland.
1706. — James Bigland, husbandman, and Mary Jackson: ibid.
But Lower says, 'Bignall or Bignold, a township in Staffordshire' (Patr. Brit). The index to the register of St. Michael, Cornhill (Harl. Sec), refers the reader from Bicknell to Bignall. So does the Register of the University of Oxford.
1726. Baptised — Mary, d of Thomas Bignall: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1727. — Martha, d. of Thomas Bignell:
1733. Married — Andrew Mills and Ann Bignell: St. Antholin (London).
(English or Scandinavian) Dweller at 1 the Big Enclosure, [v. under Bigg, and + Old English and Old Norse land] 2 the Barley-land [Old Norse bygg + land]
Bigland Hall, co. Lancaster, where the family are said to have been seated from the time of the Conquest.
User-submitted Reference
The name derives from the old norse "byggland", meaning the land where barley grows. They arrived on the Cartmell peninsula in 912AD, probably from Byglandsfjord in Norway.
Biglands have not lived in Bigland Hall since the 1970s, but the coat of arms, inscribed on this and another nearby estate, is a lion rampant holding a stalk of barley, the norse origin seems to have been passed down the generations since at least the use of a coat of arms circa 1600, if not earlier.
Anglicised to Bigland, though probably nothing to do with Bignall in Staffs. Modern Norwegian has dropped a "g", hence Bygland in Norway.
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Average Bigland Salary in
United States
$54,048 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bigland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bigland Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bigland (Hindi: विग्लैण्ड) is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bigland? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 536,164th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Bigland live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 127,794. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 14 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Bigland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bigland has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bigland surname increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bigland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bigland surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bigland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.26% more than the national average, earning $54,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning $68,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biglands | 93 | 144 | / |
| Biglan | 92 | 64 | / |
| Biglane | 86 | 175 | / |
| Bygland | 86 | 131 | / |
| Biglain | 86 | 85 | / |
| Vigland | 86 | 82 | / |
| Begland | 86 | 31 | / |
| Biglond | 86 | 7 | / |
| Biglang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wigland | 86 | 3 | / |
| Biglaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wiegland | 80 | 45 | / |
| Byggland | 80 | 13 | / |
| Viegland | 80 | 9 | / |
| Weigland | 80 | 5 | / |
| Beigelan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wiggland | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biglasin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beglands | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beglan | 77 | 291 | / |
| Viglan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Biglon | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weighland | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beglane | 71 | 146 | / |
| Viglahn | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wegland | 71 | 13 | / |
| Beglyan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beglain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beglant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaiglan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beglahn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bigillon | 67 | 51 | / |
| Viglante | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weggland | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vigillan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beglaine | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beglyants | 63 | 14 | / |
| Beglanova | 63 | 5 | / |
| Weyglandt | 63 | 0 | / |
| Beglam | 62 | 7 | / |
| Beglon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Viglon | 62 | 0 | / |
| Beglyanova | 59 | 25 | / |
| Bayglanova | 59 | 4 | / |
| Veglahn | 57 | 136 | / |
| Vajglan | 57 | 3 | / |
| Veglann | 57 | 1 | / |
| Veglahan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vegleante | 50 | 15 | / |
Bigland Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bigland in the Hindi language | ||
| विग्लैण्ड | viglainda | - |
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