Birchard Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Birchard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birchard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0871:333,44930,160
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Wales251:123,7819,267
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Birchard (54) may also be a first name.

Birchard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birchard is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Birchard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 278,216th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Birchard reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,087 people, or 1 in 333,449. In The United States Birchard is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found, Iowa, where 10 percent are found and Oregon, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Birchard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birchard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Birchard last name increased 327 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birchard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birchard surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Birchard earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,621 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birchard
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