Billingslea Surname
Approximately 2,207 people bear this surname
Billingslea 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.
Read More About This SurnameBillingslea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,152 | 1:168,429 | 17,057 |
| Panama | 33 | 1:118,553 | 4,252 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 580 | 1:86,584 | 8,992 |
Billingslea 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.
(English) He who came from Billingsley (Bylga’s glade) in Shropshire.
Billingslea Demographics
Average Billingslea Salary in
United States
$39,760 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Billingslea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Billingslea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Billingslea occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Billingslea? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 191,038th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,302,014 people. The last name Billingslea occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Billingslea reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,152 people, or 1 in 168,429. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 31 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Billingslea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Billingslea has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Billingslea Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Billingslea surname are 2.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.04% being registered to vote for the party.
Billingslea earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,760 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingsslea | 96 | 2 | / |
| Billingsle | 95 | 33 | / |
| Billingsla | 95 | 1 | / |
| Billingsley | 91 | 17,405 | / |
| Billingslee | 91 | 23 | / |
| Billingslay | 91 | 3 | / |
| Billingsler | 91 | 3 | / |
| Billimgslea | 91 | 2 | / |
| Billingsleu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billingslae | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billingsled | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billingslei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billingslie | 91 | 0 | / |
| Billingslia | 91 | 0 | / |
| Buillingsle | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bellingslea | 91 | 0 | / |
| Billengslea | 91 | 0 | / |
| Billgslea | 90 | 1 | / |
| Billlingsley | 87 | 6 | / |
| Billiongsley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Billinggsley | 87 | 1 | / |
| Billingsly | 86 | 779 | / |
| Billngsley | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bllingsley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bellingsley | 82 | 4 | / |
| Villingsley | 82 | 3 | / |
| Billimgsley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Willingsley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Buillingsly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Billingdsly | 82 | 0 | / |
| Billgsley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bellingsli | 76 | 8 | / |
| Billengsly | 76 | 2 | / |
| Bellingsly | 76 | 1 | / |
| Willingsly | 76 | 0 | / |
| Blengsli | 63 | 103 | / |
| Bilksly | 56 | 1 | / |
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Billingslea Reference & Research
Billingsley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Billingslea
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