Billiter Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Billiter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bell-founder.' An East-Anglian term. No instances appear in the Hundred Rolls (1273). 'Bellejetare (bellyatere). campanarius': Promptorium Parvulorum In the Register of Wills (London), ii. 226, occurs 'William Burford' I forgot to look for the date of this.
Read More About This SurnameBilliter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 918 | 1:394,835 | 34,638 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 121 | 1:415,030 | 30,604 |
Billiter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a bell-founder.' An East-Anglian term. No instances appear in the Hundred Rolls (1273). 'Bellejetare (bellyatere). campanarius': Promptorium Parvulorum In the Register of Wills (London), ii. 226, occurs 'William Burford' I forgot to look for the date of this. Stowe informs us that Billiter Lane was once known as Beljeters Lane. This settles the origin of the surname. 'In 1349, Thomas de Baldeswell presented to the Church aforesaid as chief lord of this fee: in 1367, Adam Humphrey: and in 1385, Adam Pyk, and in 1400, Edmund Belytter, alias Belzeter' (Blomefield's Norfolk, viii. 383).
Robert le Belyetere, Close Rolls, 7 Edward tlf.pt. i. William le Behjetere. B. Margaret Billyetter, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
Edmund Belletere, Norfolk, ibid.
Robert le Bellegeter, 12 Edward I: Freemen of York.
(English) Bellfounder. [Middle English bel- yetere, &c.; Middle English bel(le, Old English belle, a bell + a derivative of Middle English yeten, Old English geótan, to cast] Robert le Belyetere.—Close Rolls.
(French) Beggar, Vagabond. [Anglo-French bellyter, French bélître]
Apparently a bell-founder. The Promptorium has bellezeter (Halliw.), which Mr. Way derives from the Anglo-Saxon zeotere, fusor. "Zetynge of metelle, as bellys, fusio." The old name of Billiter Lane, in London, was originally "Belzettar's Lane" (Stowe), doubtless from the bell-founding trade there carried on.
Billiter Demographics
Average Billiter Salary in
United States
$36,786 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Billiter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Billiter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Billiter is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Billiter? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 385,337th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Billiter are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 918 people, or 1 in 394,835. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 25 percent live, Ohio, where 19 percent live and West Virginia, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Billiter is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Billiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Billiter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Billiter surname expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Billiter Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Billiter last name are 21.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
Billiter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning $36,786 USD per year.
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