Binns Surname

31,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Binns Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This surname has ramified most strongly in Yorkshire.

Robert Binns, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Bynnes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1780. Married — John Robinson and Hannah Binns: St.

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Binns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9331:9,3911,376
United States5,7021:63,5677,448
Australia1,5641:17,2612,423
Jamaica1,4171:2,025335
Canada8371:44,0215,445
Panama3851:10,162903
New Zealand3251:13,9332,424
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Costa Rica1271:37,638983
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
Wales931:33,2753,343
Bermuda681:960155
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,9661:4,908740
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:63,5686,935

Binns (41) may also be a first name.

Binns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This surname has ramified most strongly in Yorkshire.

Robert Binns, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Bynnes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1780. Married — John Robinson and Hannah Binns: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From Binns in West Lothian. English (Yorkshire) Binns from another origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Binn’s (Son): Binn represents the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bynna, Binna, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place in Abercon, co. Linlithgow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Roxburgh; or from the Dutch-Flemish, Bins; from the German, Binas; a personal name.

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

Binns was a Lincolnshire name in the 13th century. More than 200 years ago, Richard Binns, gent., lent £50 to the city of York (D.).

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

Binns Last Name Facts

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

Binns (Russian: Биннс) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Binns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Binns is the 31,309th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 427,247 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Binns live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Binns is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 41 people.

Binns is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 5,933 people, or 1 in 9,391. In England Binns is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Barring England this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Binns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Binns has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Binns surname grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 722 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 9,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Binns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Binns surname is principally Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States Binns are 7.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Binns earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 78.16% more than the national average, earning 616,563 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.99% more than the national average, earning R 358,800 per year; in United States they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $42,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $53,293 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Binnås9114/
Binnss913/
Bienns911/
Binnse910/
Bionns910/
Bins891,876/
Benns801,171/
Winns80441/
Binst80322/
Binse80191/
Biens80176/
Bijns8042/
Buins8018/
Binsz8016/
Bions807/
Vinns805/
Binsh803/
Binss803/
Bhins801/
Bihns801/
Binnz801/
Bisns801/
Bnnsh801/
Bns75128/
Binsse73306/
Binsch73195/
Bhinse7367/
Biensø738/
Bennæs737/
Winnæs735/
Binshe735/
Winnse731/
Bennse731/
Bens675,213/
Binz674,112/
Vins673,546/
Wins671,404/
Büns67143/
Bnst67122/
Bims6783/
Winnæss6774/
Byns6770/
Biensch6770/
Bäns6722/
Bnsh676/
Böns676/
Binx674/
Bnss673/
Bnse671/
Vnns671/
Binnche670/
Uins670/
Beemnns670/

Binns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Binns in the Russian language
Биннсbinns-

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