Billingsely Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Billingsely Surname Definition:
Those with this surname are descendants of a family from the parish of Billingsley, Shropshire. The exact meaning of Billingsley is not known, but the termination is from lēah, a clearing. Speculation has connected Billing with the Germanic name or with sword, as to describe the shape of a clearing.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Billingsely Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Those with this surname are descendants of a family from the parish of Billingsley, Shropshire. The exact meaning of Billingsley is not known, but the termination is from lēah, a clearing. Speculation has connected Billing with the Germanic name or with sword, as to describe the shape of a clearing.
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingsly | 95 | 779 | / |
| Billingsley | 91 | 17,405 | / |
| Billingslay | 91 | 3 | / |
| Billingsela | 91 | 2 | / |
| Buillingsly | 91 | 0 | / |
| Billingsl | 90 | 3 | / |
| Bilingsly | 90 | 0 | / |
| Billiongsley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Billinggsley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Beillingsley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Billingsaley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Billingsle | 86 | 33 | / |
| Bilingsley | 86 | 17 | / |
| Billngsley | 86 | 4 | / |
| Billengsly | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bllingsley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingsla | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bellingsly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bollingsly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Billingslea | 82 | 2,207 | / |
| Billingslee | 82 | 23 | / |
| Bellingsley | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ballingsley | 82 | 2 | / |
| Billingslae | 82 | 1 | / |
| Billingslei | 82 | 1 | / |
| Billingsleu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Billingslia | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pillingsley | 82 | 0 | / |
| Buillingsle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Billingslie | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bliingsly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Billingsslea | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bellingsli | 76 | 8 | / |
| Bilingslea | 76 | 5 | / |
| Bilungsley | 76 | 2 | / |
| Bilingzliy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Billingsleigh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bullingslea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Billengslea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bellingslea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ballingsleu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Blinksell | 70 | 94 | / |
| Bilungsle | 70 | 1 | / |
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