Billingsly Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Billingsly 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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Billingsly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7671:472,56740,164
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9621:52,2025,894

Billingsly 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.

— Forebears.io

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Billingsley,' a parish in Salop, six miles from Bridgenorth.

1581. Richard Billingslte, Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1587-8. William Byllinsgley, Warwickshire: ibid.

1593. Buried — John, s. John Billingsley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. — A still-born child of William Billingslye: ibid.

1652. — Robert Billingsly: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Billingsley = Billing’s Lea. [v. Billing2, and + Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) He who came from Billingsley (Bylga’s glade) in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Billingsly Last Name Facts

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

Billingsly is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Billingsly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Billingsly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 439,664th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,355,001 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Billingsly are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 767 people, or 1 in 472,567. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Georgia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 0 percent are found.

Billingsly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Billingsly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Billingsly surname fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Billingsly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Billingsly last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the party.

Billingsly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning $39,234 USD per year.

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