Billington Surname

34,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Billington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Billington,' a parish in the Diocese of Ely. (2) Local, 'of Billington,' a township and manor in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. The surname is well established in that county.

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Billington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,5241:8,5401,244
United States5,0121:72,3188,359
Australia1,8051:14,9562,124
New Zealand4751:9,5331,659
Canada4301:85,6879,504
Wales3281:9,4351,034
Norway1201:42,8526,130
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Jersey301:3,307613
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Anguilla71:1,919182
France61:11,070,454349,096
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Micronesia41:26,561731
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2221:7,5651,160
Wales331:47,5282,451
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8731:57,5246,399

Billington (98) may also be a first name.

Billington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Billington,' a parish in the Diocese of Ely. (2) Local, 'of Billington,' a township and manor in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire. The surname is well established in that county.

William de Bilington, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rvlands).

Johannes de Billyngton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Billington, Lancashire, 13 John: Baines' Lancashire.

Antony Billington, of Wood Plumpton, yeoman, 1575: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Margaret Billington, of Catforth, 1663: ibid.

Richard Billington, of Whalley, Lancashire, 1595: Wills at Chester.

1737. Married — Richard Billington and Elizabeth Devonshire: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Billington = the Estate of the Bill- Family. [Anglo-Saxon Billinga-tún -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Chapelries in cos. Bedford and Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Billingtons of Preston possess the name of a Lancashire township; they are also represented in Cheshire and Staffordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Billington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Billington (Russian: Биллингтон) is found most in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Billington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Billington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,745th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 477,747 people. The last name Billington occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Billington are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. Billington is also the 956,749th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 98 people.

Billington is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,524 people, or 1 in 8,540. In England Billington is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 15 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and Merseyside, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Billington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Billington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 994 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 560 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 208 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Billington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Billington surname is predominantly Anglican (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Billington surname are 11.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Billington earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning 410,871 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 116.77% more than the national average, earning R 515,124 per year; in United States they earn 0.45% less than the national average, earning $42,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $53,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Billington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Billington in the Russian language
Биллингтонbillington-

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