Birbeck Surname

301,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Birbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkbeck,' so called from the streamlet that flowed through the birks or birch-trees (v. Birks and Beck). A Cumberland surname. Of course, Birkbeck was too big a mouthful for ordinary and current usage, and Birbeck took its place.

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Birbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7771:71,7098,211
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Canada491:751,95159,756
Portugal281:372,08012,265
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Jersey81:12,4002,398
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4651:52,4206,330
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Birbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkbeck,' so called from the streamlet that flowed through the birks or birch-trees (v. Birks and Beck). A Cumberland surname. Of course, Birkbeck was too big a mouthful for ordinary and current usage, and Birbeck took its place.

Adam Byrkbeke, sup. for M.A., 16 June, 1507: Register of the University of Oxford.

1583. Humphrey Byrkbecke Westmorland Queen's Coll.: ibid.

1600. Symond Birkcbecket, Westmorland, Queen's Coll.: ibid.

1771. Married — Thomas Birkbeck and Susannah Eyratt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Birkbeck, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A district of Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Brabant. Henry de Birbeka witnessed a charter of Godfrey Barbatus 1134; and William de B. a charter of Godfrey Duke of Brabant 1179 (Albert. Miræi Oper. Diplomat. i. 107,174).

The Norman People (1874)

Birbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birbeck occurs most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birbeck? popularity and diffusion

Birbeck is the 301,477th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,783,767 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Birbeck reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Birbeck is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 777 people, or 1 in 71,709. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 16 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 9 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Birbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birbeck has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Birbeck last name expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 616 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birbeck surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Birbeck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51% less than the national average, earning R 116,448 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.95% more than the national average, earning $65,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birbek921/
Bierbeeck882/
Berbeck8665/
Bairbek8632/
Birbeik869/
Birbick864/
Birbeyk861/
Birbeek861/
Virbeck860/
Vierbeck8012/
Wierbeck800/
Berbec772,478/
Berbek77255/
Birbik771/
Wirbek771/
Virbec770/
Birbekova751/
Verbeck711,665/
Werbeck71353/
Berweck7170/
Berbehk7137/
Wirbick7131/
Virbick7114/
Bairbekova7111/
Wirbäck715/
Wierzbeick714/
Berbekh714/
Berbecs714/
Bärbäck712/
Byrbäck712/
Berbeek712/
Berbecì711/
Berbyck711/
Berbeac711/
Bayrbek711/
Berbeic710/
Verbeeck675,529/
Bjørbekk6765/
Verbecke6763/
Veerbeck6721/
Berbekhe674/
Birbkova674/
Berwecke673/
Verbeack673/
Verbeckt672/
Bärwecke672/
Virbicks671/
Wirbicks671/
Wyrebeck671/
Hverbeck670/

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