Bignall Surname

262,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bignall 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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Bignall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7021:79,3708,866
United States3721:974,35272,340
Jamaica1661:17,2891,591
Australia1161:232,72221,885
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Wales261:119,0209,008
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Barbados221:13,066873
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4971:49,0456,017
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Bignall (12) may also be a first name.

Bignall 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)

(English) 1 belonging to Bignall = Biga’s Hall [Anglo-Saxon *Bigan-h(e)all— Bigan-, genit. of Biga] or Biga’s Slope or Corner. [Anglo-Saxon *Bigan-h(e)al(h] 2 confused with Bicknell, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A township in co, Stafford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Bignall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bignall is most common in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bignall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bignall is the 262,012th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,868,100 people. The surname Bignall is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bignall reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Bignall is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 79,370. In England Bignall is primarily found in: Greater London, where 23 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent reside and Surrey, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England Bignall is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Jamaica, where 11 percent reside.

Bignall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bignall has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bignall last name grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bignall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bignall surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bignall surname are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Bignall earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $44,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.85% less than the national average, earning $40,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baignall930/
Bignal9294/
Binall922/
Wignall864,840/
Bignale866/
Bignoll862/
Binalle862/
Begnall861/
Bignail861/
Vignall861/
Buignal860/
Bignalt860/
Bingall860/
Binal83821/
Bignault80199/
Binialle805/
Binaylle801/
Whignall801/
Vignalle801/
Vignal775,100/
Vinall771,453/
Wignal77245/
Binale77181/
Begnal77105/
Bisnal7776/
Bingal7765/
Binjal7757/
Binyal7733/
Bignol7730/
Bainal7724/
Benall779/
Binaul779/
Beinal775/
Binail774/
Binhal773/
Binial773/
Binalt772/
Binaal772/
Bhinal771/
Bineal771/
Boinal771/
Bynall770/
Bitnal770/
Baignault751/
Bigneault751/
Vignale711,688/
Bignold71359/
Binjhal71295/
Binauld71194/
Vineall7199/
Bainale7180/
Binault7153/
Baignol7138/
Veignal7134/
Bengall7133/
Bhingal7122/
Vignhal7112/
Baingal719/
Bhinale719/
Bhisnal716/
Vignoll716/
Baineal715/
Binjale715/
Bhoinal715/
Baigneault715/
Biegnol715/
Binajol714/
Binjaul713/
Begnald713/
Wignail712/
Bimhall712/
Bainjal712/
Beanall711/
Benhall711/
Bhuinal711/
Bijnaul711/
Binhale711/
Bisnale711/
Wignallová711/
Binatel711/
Vinalll711/
Benalle711/
Betnall711/
Binagli711/
Binyale711/
Binatil711/
Baynall710/
Boynall710/
Wignale710/
Viegnal710/
Begneal710/
Benal672,679/
Vinal67937/
Binol67729/
Vignolle67636/
Bhuingal6736/
Bineault6725/
Wignolle6720/
Binalova6710/
Bhoingal678/
Bhoinale675/
Binajhal674/
Bisnault673/
Boitnoll672/
Beimhall671/
Bhinagli671/
Bhisnale671/
Binjhale671/
Bogginal671/
Bhaisnal671/
Vinehall671/
Boinnaul671/
Benhalle671/
Bynal671/
Benaille671/
Bethnall671/
Biñal671/
Bineille671/
Binhaail671/
Beangall670/
Bigneold670/

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