Binney Surname
Approximately 3,581 people bear this surname
Binney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Binnie,' an estate in the parish of Uphall, Linlithgowshire (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).
Willelmus Bynny, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Binney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,144 | 1:316,835 | 28,949 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| England | 781 | 1:71,342 | 8,173 |
| Australia | 463 | 1:58,306 | 7,097 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 441 | 1:55,273 | 6,578 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 262 | 1:191,674 | 16,822 |
Binney (111) may also be a first name.
Binney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Binnie,' an estate in the parish of Uphall, Linlithgowshire (Lower's Patronymica Britannica).
Willelmus Bynny, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
From the old barony of the name in the parish of Uphall, West Lothian, where a family of the name were formerly numerous. The place name Binning in the parish of Whitekirk received its name from the older place in Uphall. William de Binin, prior of Newbattle, was promoted to Crail, 1243 (Chron. Mail.). John Binning or de Bynning was infeoffed in some lands in Edinburgh which had been forfeited by John Slingisbie in the reign of David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1568). Friar John Benyng was governor of the lands and possessions of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem at Torphichen, 1388 [Bain, IV, 378). Symon de Bynninge or de Benyn, bailie of Aberdeen, 1390—98 (REA., II, p. 294; CRA., p. 374). It is probably his seal, attached to a document of 1399, which reads S' Simonis de Beny (Macdonald, 164). He is probably the Symon Benyn selected to be one of the company to accompany the provost of Aberdeen to the battle of Harlaw, 1411 (Fraser, p. 20). Alexander Benyn, bailie of Aberdeen, 1408—10, also accompanied the provost to Harlaw (CWA., p. 315; REA., II, p. 275). John de Benyne was a canon regular of Cambuskenneth Abbey, 1403 (Combus., 167). William de Bening or de Benyne is recorded as possessing a tenement in Edinburgh, 1414—26 (REG., 324; Egidii, p. 46). John of Bynnyng, brother of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, is recorded in 1414 and in 1426 (Bain, IV, 854; Egidii, p. 47). Richard Benyne appears as burgess of Perth, 1458 and 1463 (RAA., I, 120; Laing, 151), and Thomas Benyng in Aberdeen, 1468 (REA., I, p. 300). Nicol Bynnyn, cordiner in Edinburgh 1510 (EBR., 127), and John Bynne was painter there, 1572 (Laing, 877). Alexander Bynne held a croft in Aberdeen c. 1550 (REA., II, p. 226), and Sir Robert Bynne was 'cheplane and singar in the quier' there, 1555 (CRA., p. 289). Johannes de Benyne was vicar of Strathardil in reign of James II (Scon, p. 89). John Binnie was heir to Elizabeth Binny, 1574 (Retours, Linlithgow, 9), and James Binnie in Brigend, parish of Morrowingside (Muiravonside), 1636, and eight more of the name are recorded in the neighborhood (Stirling). John Binie was prisoner in Tolbooth of Edinburgh, 1681 (BOEC., VIII, p. 112), and John Binnie of Byrs was heir in lands of Drumcross, etc., 1698 (Retours, Linlithgow, 280). The name was common in Edinburgh in seventeenth century (Edinb. Marr.). Benieing and Bineing 1686, Benin 1712, Bennie 1614, Benning 1531, Buny 1461, Bynnie 1579, Bynny 1582, Bynnyn 1517, Bynnyne 1533, Bynnyng 1556, Bynnynge 1563; Bining, Binni, Byning, Bynning.
(Celtic) belonging to Binney or Binnie (Linlithgow), 13th cent. Binin = the Little Hill. [Gaelic beinnan] (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bynni, Bynna, &c.
There has prob. also been confusion with Benney, Bennie, q.v.
Binnie, in the parish of Uphale, Linlithgowshire.
The hill near the water-from bin, a hill, and ea, water.
Local. From the Cornish-British Bin, a hill; and ey, water; or from Buinne, Gaelic, a cataract, a stream. Binneach, in the Gaelic, also signifies hilly, pinnacled, mountains.
From Binnie; a location name in Linlithgow.
Binney Demographics
Binney Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Binney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Binney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Binney occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Binney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 126,811th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,035,059 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 28 percent of Binney live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 890,531st most numerous forename on earth, borne by 111 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,144 people, or 1 in 316,835. In The United States Binney is most prevalent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Binney is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 27 percent reside and England, where 22 percent reside.
Binney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Binney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Binney last name grew 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Binney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Binney are 7.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.37% registered with the party.
The amount Binney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 240.99% more than the national average, earning R 810,324 per year; in United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $51,440 CAD per year.
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