Bilbie Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Romania

Bilbie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilby,' a township in the parish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.

Robertus de Bilby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Willelmus de Bilby, 1379: ibid.

1544. Ralph Alway and Mary Bylby: Marriage Lic.

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Bilbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3151:176,88316,062
Romania2501:80,3119,435
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Bîlbîe (38) are calculated separately.

Bilbie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilby,' a township in the parish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.

Robertus de Bilby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Willelmus de Bilby, 1379: ibid.

1544. Ralph Alway and Mary Bylby: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1635. Baptised — Anne, d. Francis Bilbye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1730. Married — George Torrat and Frances Bilby: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bilby = prob. Bil(l)a’s Farm or Estate. [Old Norse Cp. Bielby. by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bilbie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bilbie is found most in England. It may be rendered as: Bîlbîe. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bilbie.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilbie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,041st most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bilbie live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Bilbie is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 176,883. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 52 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 22 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Bilbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bilbie has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bilbie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bilbie last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

Bilbie earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bilbies92153/
Bilbiie9259/
Bilbije921/
Bilbiey921/
Bilbe91450/
Bilbi9110/
Bîlbîe8938/
Bilbey83688/
Bilbes83470/
Bilbee83200/
Billbe83167/
Bilboe83157/
Bilber83110/
Bilbis8356/
Bylbie8317/
Wilbie839/
Belbie835/
Bilbio833/
Bhilbi832/
Bilbez832/
Bilbai832/
Bilbiy831/
Bilbae831/
Bilbea831/
Bilboi831/
Blbies831/
Bilbih830/
Blbi806/
Blbe801/
Belbies775,766/
Bilbija771,547/
Bîlbîie7776/
Belbier7711/
Belbied777/
Willbie774/
Belbaie773/
Bilbois771/
Billbee771/
Bilbees771/
Bilbiya771/
Bilbeis771/
Bilbith771/
Billbet771/
Bilboue770/
Bilby732,257/
Bilba731,042/
Belbe73972/
Belbi7329/
Bluie7320/
Vilbe7313/
Vilbi736/
Bilbé734/
Blbey731/
Blwie731/
Blbes731/
Willbier7116/
Bilbheet717/
Belbiyed712/
Biglibai711/
Belbey673,049/
Bilbay671,978/
Belbis671,423/
Belbes671,275/
Bilbhaith671,126/
Belber67681/
Belbez6786/
Bilboa6783/
Welbie6752/
Belbea6741/
Bîlbea6737/
Belbet6729/
Bilbau6727/
Belboe6720/
Belbai6718/
Bellbe6713/
Belbit6713/
Billby6710/
Bilboy676/
Bülber676/
Belbeh674/
Billba674/
Blberr674/
Belbyi673/
Belbiz672/
Bilbha672/
Belbiy672/
Belbeu671/
Belbej671/
Belbei671/
Belbid671/
Biluia671/
Belbue671/
Blbaid671/
Belbed671/
Blbees671/
Bilbou670/
Builby670/
Belbee670/

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