Bilbrough Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bilbrough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilborough,' a village parish near Tadcaster, Yorkshire Bilberry seems imitative.

Richard de Bilburgh, 1 Edward I: Freemen ol York (Surl. Soc).

Abraham de Bilburg (of Bilburgh), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Bilbrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:253,26420,438
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Australia591:457,55435,515
Canada421:877,27667,671
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:101,98910,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Bilbrough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilborough,' a village parish near Tadcaster, Yorkshire Bilberry seems imitative.

Richard de Bilburgh, 1 Edward I: Freemen ol York (Surl. Soc).

Abraham de Bilburg (of Bilburgh), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Bilburgh, 1379: ibid.

1567. Buried — Johane Bilbery: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1625. Buried — Widow Billbroughe, a pentioner: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1632. — Thomas, s. John Bilborough: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1634-5. — Jane Bilbearey: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) belonging to Bilbrough = [prob. Bil(l)a’s Stronghold [Old English burg] Abraham de Bilburg, A.D. 1379.

—Poll-Tax, Yorks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bilbrough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bilbrough is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilbrough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,276th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. Bilbrough is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Bilbrough live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 253,264. In England it is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and New Zealand, where 10 percent live.

Bilbrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bilbrough has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bilbrough last name declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bilbrough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bilbrough surname are 37.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Bilbrough earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.33% more than the national average, earning R 323,964 per year; in United States they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning $49,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,512 CAD per year.

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