Billbrough Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Billbrough 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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Billbrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
England211:2,653,24194,788
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Billbrough 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

Billbrough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Billbrough is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Billbrough? popularity and diffusion

The surname Billbrough is the 1,565,797th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Billbrough are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Billbrough is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 3,295,081. In The United States Billbrough is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 26 percent live, New Jersey, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent live.

Billbrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Billbrough has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Billbrough last name expanded 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Billbrough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Billbrough surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.

Billbrough earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

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