Birchenough Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Birchenough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the birchen-hough,' from residence thereby. Birchen is the adjective of birch, a birch-tree or trees (compare Golden), and hough, like haugh, or how, means a hill or mound. Hence Birchenhough is simply the mound or hill covered with birches; compare Goodenough.

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Birchenough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6231:89,4359,670
United States3861:939,01370,219
Australia341:793,99150,673
Wales221:140,66110,115
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:48,6535,974
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Birchenough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the birchen-hough,' from residence thereby. Birchen is the adjective of birch, a birch-tree or trees (compare Golden), and hough, like haugh, or how, means a hill or mound. Hence Birchenhough is simply the mound or hill covered with birches; compare Goodenough. In both cases the h is elided.

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

(English) Dweller at the Birch- Tree Hill. [Middle English birchen, adj. form of birche, Old English birce, a birch-tree + Middle English hough, Old English hóh, lit. a heel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Berkenhoff; a location name and personal name.

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

Birchenough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birchenough is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchenough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 326,995th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Birchenough live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

Birchenough is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 89,435. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 27 percent are found, Cheshire, where 13 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Birchenough occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Birchenough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birchenough has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Birchenough last name grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,930 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birchenough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birchenough surname are 23.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Birchenough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $58,754 CAD per year.

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