Bignal Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bignal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bagnall,' a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire. Badnall is a modern corruption. Both forms are familiar in the county.

1578. Humfrey Bagnoll and Alice Hudson: Marriage Lic.

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Bignal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:1,051,28451,324
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bignal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bagnall,' a chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire. Badnall is a modern corruption. Both forms are familiar in the county.

1578. Humfrey Bagnoll and Alice Hudson: Marriage Lic. (London).

1584. Robert Bagnald, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1597. Nicholas Bagenal, Cambridgeshire: ibid.

1599. Ralph Bagnall, Worcestershire: ibid.

1604. Married — Richard Morer and Ellen Bagnall: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1753. — Francis Bagnell and Elizabeth Dickerson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

The house of Robert Bagnal in Glasgow was wrecked in 1779 during a riot (Groome, Gazetteer, II, p. 116). From Bagnall in parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A chapelry in the parish of Stoke-upon-Trent, co. Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Bagnalls, at present best represented in the district of Stoke - on - Trent, were an ancient family of Newcastle - under - Lyme, members of which filled at various times the office of mayor; the family came into possession of the manor of Hanley 150 years ago (W.). Bagnall is the name of a Staffordshire village.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bignal Last Name Facts

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

Bignal is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bignal? popularity and diffusion

Bignal is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Bignal occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Bignal reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Bignal is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,051,284. In England it is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 30 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 19 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Bignal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bignal has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bignal surname fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 53 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bignal Last Name Statistics demography

Bignal earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 104.58% more than the national average, earning $88,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bignall921,497/
Bignale926/
Bignail921/
Buignal920/
Bignalt920/
Binal91821/
Bignault86199/
Baignall860/
Vignal835,100/
Wignal83245/
Binale83181/
Begnal83105/
Bisnal8376/
Bingal8365/
Binjal8357/
Binyal8333/
Bignol8330/
Bainal8324/
Binaul839/
Beinal835/
Binail834/
Binhal833/
Binial833/
Binall832/
Binalt832/
Binaal832/
Bhinal831/
Bineal831/
Boinal831/
Bitnal830/
Baignault801/
Bigneault801/
Wignall774,840/
Vignale771,688/
Bignold77359/
Binjhal77295/
Binauld77194/
Bainale7780/
Binault7753/
Baignol7738/
Veignal7734/
Bhingal7722/
Vignhal7712/
Baingal779/
Bhinale779/
Bhisnal776/
Baineal775/
Binjale775/
Bhoinal775/
Biegnol775/
Binajol774/
Binjaul773/
Begnald773/
Bignoll772/
Wignail772/
Bainjal772/
Binalle772/
Begnall771/
Bhuinal771/
Bijnaul771/
Binhale771/
Bisnale771/
Vignall771/
Binatel771/
Binagli771/
Binyale771/
Binatil771/
Wignale770/
Viegnal770/
Bingall770/
Begneal770/
Baigneault755/
Benal732,679/
Vinal73937/
Binol73729/
Bynal731/
Biñal731/
Bhuingal7136/
Bineault7125/
Binalova7110/
Bhoingal718/
Bhoinale715/
Binialle715/
Binajhal714/
Bisnault713/
Bhinagli711/
Binaylle711/
Bhisnale711/
Binjhale711/
Bogginal711/
Bhaisnal711/
Whignall711/
Boinnaul711/
Vignalle711/
Binhaail711/
Bigneold710/
Vigneault675,552/
Bengal672,237/
Vinhal671,888/
Vinall671,453/
Beanal671,204/
Benail671,144/
Baynal671,050/
Vignol67924/
Bingol67870/
Benald67396/
Benyal67332/
Benial67283/
Boisnault67235/
Vinial67152/
Benale67115/
Benjal6741/
Benaul6739/
Byneal6733/
Benalt6730/
Vainal6729/
Behnal6724/
Wygnal6724/
Binole6723/
Vihnal6723/
Boinol6718/
Benhal6717/
Binjol6712/
Bainol6712/
Beynal6711/
Benall679/
Biñale679/
Vinyal678/
Bhenal676/
Bujnal674/
Betnal674/
Veinal673/
Beñial673/
Bisnol672/
Benalp672/
Hvinal672/
Buynal672/
Bynaul672/
Binhol672/
Beneal672/
Vinjal671/
Wignol671/
Benalh671/
Bienol671/
Vigñal671/
Vineal671/
Vinahl671/
Beinol671/
Biniol671/
Bineil671/
Bynall670/
Vegnal670/
Besnal670/

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