Birchwood Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Birchwood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the birchwood,' from residence by a clump or grove of birch-trees; compare Birkinshaw, an exact equivalent.

John de Birchewode, of Turton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

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Birchwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:655,50738,035
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Birchwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the birchwood,' from residence by a clump or grove of birch-trees; compare Birkinshaw, an exact equivalent.

John de Birchewode, of Turton, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Ralph Birchwood, of Ormskirk, Lancashire, 1608: Wills at Chester.

Henry Birchwood, of Bostock, Lancashire, 1616: ibid.

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

Birchwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birchwood occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birchwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birchwood is the 930,678th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. Birchwood is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Birchwood reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Birchwood is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 655,507. In England Birchwood is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 19 percent live and Hampshire, where 14 percent live. Other than England Birchwood exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 18 percent live.

Birchwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Birchwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Birchwood surname expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birchwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Birchwood are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Birchwood earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.8% less than the national average, earning $41,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.68% more than the national average, earning $70,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birhwood941/
Burchwood892/
Birshwood891/
Brochod751/
Birchad751/
Borchod751/
Berchoud7170/
Barchode714/
Birchead713/
Pierchod711/
Pirechod711/
Burchoad710/
Piraichoodi701/
Brouchoud67388/
Pierechod6770/
Brouchuod673/
Barchoudi671/
Brochd671/
Birchhead671/
Brechd671/
Beardswood631/

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