Billngsley Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States
Billngsley 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 SurnameBillngsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Billngsley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billingsley | 95 | 17,405 | / |
| Billgsley | 95 | 1 | / |
| Billlingsley | 91 | 6 | / |
| Billiongsley | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billinggsley | 91 | 1 | / |
| Billingsly | 90 | 779 | / |
| Billingsle | 90 | 33 | / |
| Billengsly | 90 | 2 | / |
| Bllingsley | 90 | 1 | / |
| Billingslea | 86 | 2,207 | / |
| Billingslee | 86 | 23 | / |
| Bellingsley | 86 | 4 | / |
| Billingslay | 86 | 3 | / |
| Billingsler | 86 | 3 | / |
| Villingsley | 86 | 3 | / |
| Billingslae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Willingsley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingsleu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingslei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingsled | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billimgsley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingslie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Buillingsle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Buillingsly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Billingdsly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Billengslea | 86 | 0 | / |
| Billgslea | 84 | 1 | / |
| Billingsslea | 82 | 2 | / |
| Billingsla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bellingsly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Willingsly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Billimgslea | 76 | 2 | / |
| Bellingslea | 76 | 0 | / |
| Billingslia | 76 | 0 | / |
| Bilksly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellingsli | 70 | 8 | / |
| Blengsli | 67 | 103 | / |
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