Bilson Surname

68,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bilson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bell'; v. Bell (1). There is no evidence in favour of' the son of Bill,' i.e. William. That nick, is comparatively modern. In the Modern Domesday Book (Warwickshire) there are four Bellisons, one Belson, and one Bilson, all evidently of the same stock, namely, Bellson (i.

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Bilson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5,2651:5,132729
England6461:86,2519,435
United States5531:655,44152,505
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Ivory Coast1321:174,7827,817
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Canada641:575,71247,839
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
France201:3,321,136213,627
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
India131:59,005,029552,550
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Wales101:309,45316,869
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3411:71,4827,962
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Bilson (2,184) may also be a first name.

Bilson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bell'; v. Bell (1). There is no evidence in favour of' the son of Bill,' i.e. William. That nick, is comparatively modern. In the Modern Domesday Book (Warwickshire) there are four Bellisons, one Belson, and one Bilson, all evidently of the same stock, namely, Bellson (i.e. the son of Isabella). Bilson is an easy variant of Belson.

1561. Thomas Bilson and Margery Pussye: Marriage Lic (London).

1606. Thomas Bilson, of Winchester: Register of the University of Oxford.

1627. Baptised — James, s. Richard Bilson: Kensington Ch.

1750. Married — Richard Weller and Elizabeth Bilson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Bilson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bilson (Arabic: بيلسون, Oriya: ବିଲସନ, Russian: Билсон) is most common in Ghana. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bilson is the 68,087th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 998,704 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Bilson are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 160,350th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 2,184 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 5,265 people, or 1 in 5,132. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bilson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bilson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bilson last name rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bilson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bilson last name are 26.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bilson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 147.9% more than the national average, earning R 589,104 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.37% more than the national average, earning $67,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billson921,683/
Bilsone921/
Bilsoon921/
Bielson920/
Blson911/
Billeson8617/
Billsson866/
Wilson831,701,599/
Belson832,516/
Vilson832,349/
Bilsen83417/
Biljon83329/
Bilsan83239/
Uilson83227/
Bleson8329/
Bilzon8326/
Bilcon837/
Bylson837/
Bilsun836/
Blsong833/
Willson7734,958/
Blesson772,388/
Wilsson77463/
Vilsson77158/
Vilsone77139/
Bellson77113/
Bielsen7772/
Wielson7751/
Wuilson7737/
Villson7727/
Wilsonn7726/
Bilshan7725/
Wilsone7724/
Wilsoon7721/
Billsen7716/
Wilsion7711/
Wilsonh7710/
Belsone779/
Wwilson778/
Uillson775/
Wilsoin774/
Boelson774/
Wilsonc772/
Vielson772/
Wihlson772/
Wilshon772/
Bilzone772/
Billsan771/
Belsont771/
Belsson771/
Blssoon771/
Wilsomn771/
Wijlson771/
Belshon771/
Hwilson771/
Vilsont771/
Wilsjon771/
Bielsan771/
Biljone771/
Wilhson771/
Behlson770/
Billsom770/
Wilscon770/
Wlson73110/
Blsan731/
Belleson7187/
Willeson7149/
Willsone7144/
Villeson7138/
Willshon7130/
Willsson7119/
D'Wilson7118/
Wilhsson7118/
Willsion7115/
Vihlsson719/
Billsund718/
Wihlsson717/
Wilsonne715/
Billezon712/
Willlson712/
Willsomn711/
Willsond711/
Wilsoung711/
Wilsonck711/
Blessone711/
Wuillson711/
Belssone711/
Willsoin710/
Welson672,024/
Vilsan671,563/
Biljan67603/
Wilsan67473/
Bilcan67468/
Belsom67433/
Belcon67324/
Wilsen67276/
Wilsom67238/
Belsan67237/
Vilsen67219/
Beljon67210/
Bilcen67166/
Belsen67106/
Belsun67101/
Belzon6773/
Velson6765/
Bilsem6746/
Blezon6740/
Wylson6727/
Wilzon6726/
Wilsonová6719/
Vylson6719/
Bilzen6713/
Wllson6713/
Uilsan6712/
Blesan6711/
Billesand6710/
Uelson678/
Bilsam678/
Vilsonova677/
Biljun677/
Bilsum675/
Wilxon673/
Vilsonová672/
Bilzan672/
Vilcon671/
Bilssasne671/
Blesom671/
Blssen671/
Wlsion671/
Vilsom671/
Vilzon671/
Whlson671/
Wílson671/
Wilsonova671/
Wilsén671/
Belsún671/
Viljon671/
Uilzon671/
Blssom670/
Willesson670/
Wilsoseen670/
Bilcun670/

Bilson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilson in the Oriya language
ବିଲସନbilasana-
Bilson in the Russian language
Билсонbilson-
Bilson in the Arabic language
بيلسونbylswn-

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