Billinghurst Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Billinghurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Billinghurst,' a parish in Sussex, seven miles from Horsham.

1613. Roliert Billinghurste, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1673. 'Buried — Mr. George Billinghurst in the middle of those two seats under ye Arch on ye North side of the Church': Kensington Ch.

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Billinghurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4311:129,27612,837
Australia3211:84,0999,745
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Peru601:529,73514,532
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Wales421:73,6796,340
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171:6,627683
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
Saint Kitts and Nevis121:4,600509
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3651:66,7827,604
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Billinghurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Billinghurst,' a parish in Sussex, seven miles from Horsham.

1613. Roliert Billinghurste, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1673. 'Buried — Mr. George Billinghurst in the middle of those two seats under ye Arch on ye North side of the Church': Kensington Ch.

1778. Married — John Billinghurst and Elizabeth Amey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Billinghurst = Billing’s or the Billings' Wood. [v. under Billing, and + Old English hyrst, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Billinghurst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Billinghurst occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Billinghurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 273,426th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. The last name Billinghurst is mostly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Billinghurst live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 129,276. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 19 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live and West Sussex, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Billinghurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Billinghurst has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Billinghurst last name expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 714 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Billinghurst Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Billinghurst surname are 17.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Billinghurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 40.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,281 per year; in South Africa they earn 1376.86% more than the national average, earning R 3,509,580 per year; in United States they earn 23.11% more than the national average, earning $53,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.03% more than the national average, earning $65,595 CAD per year.

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