Bird Surname

4,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Bird Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bird' perhaps from the singing propensities of the original bearer; compare 'He sings like a bird.' Also compare Nightingale, Sparrow, Finch, Lark, &c.

David le Brid, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Bird Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States47,0541:7,703915
England36,6611:1,520165
Australia13,9861:1,930249
Canada9,2391:3,988531
Bangladesh2,3431:68,0143,342
New Zealand2,1611:2,095281
Iran1,9181:40,0334,671
South Africa1,7961:30,1663,884
Wales1,5791:1,960192
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
Scotland1,2061:4,439771
Ireland5601:8,4091,172
France4951:134,18720,514
Russia4941:291,74730,058
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Northern Ireland4181:4,414861
Jamaica3931:7,303866
Puerto Rico3671:9,673498
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
India2521:3,043,91090,807
Germany2081:387,04536,194
Spain1931:242,23915,671
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
China1081:12,660,385764
Antigua and Barbuda1051:944162
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Japan791:1,618,28225,235
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Switzerland641:128,32712,782
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Solomon Islands361:16,1123,051
Jersey341:2,918527
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Libya251:249,7591,033
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
United Arab Emirates241:381,76122,934
Hong Kong231:318,9343,111
Nicaragua231:261,7872,814
Guernsey221:2,929767
Isle of Man221:3,901846
Norway221:233,74025,571
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
American Samoa191:2,935631
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Bermuda171:3,840587
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Austria101:851,54467,454
Oman101:368,7975,193
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Guam81:20,0153,029
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Finland61:916,11741,832
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Laos41:1,647,081888
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6181:7,1681,112
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21,7831:1,119121
Scotland5991:6,249903
Wales4911:3,194213
Guernsey311:1,053184
Jersey241:2,162357
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,8651:2,662290

Bird (704) may also be a first name.

Bird Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bird' perhaps from the singing propensities of the original bearer; compare 'He sings like a bird.' Also compare Nightingale, Sparrow, Finch, Lark, &c.

David le Brid, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Brid, Oxfordshire-, ibid.

Stefan Brid, Suffolk, ibid.

Geoffrey Bryd, Salop, ibid.

Henry le Brid, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Bridde, 1579: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1764. Married — George Bird and Ann Skinner: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

William Bird was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1443 (NSCM., I, p. 7), James Burd in Dechmont, 1634 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 640), Thomas Burd appears in Shillrige, 1667 (Stirling), and John Burd in Aytoune, 1684 (Lauder). A popular name (Burd) in Edinburgh in seventeenth century (Edinb. Marr.).

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

(English) a nickname. [Middle English bird, brid, &c; Old English bridd] John le Brid.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This well known English name is used in Ireland as a synonym (by pseudo-translation) of Heany, Hegney, Henaghan and MacEneany, q.v. MIF 140

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Birtingr; nickname from the Danish, Bird; from the Flemish, Burdo, Burth; from the German, Bürde, Berto, Berdie; in the Domesday Book, Berdic, Buerd, Burdet; a personal name.

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

Bird. —Its principal home is in the east of England, south of the Wash, especially in Norfolk. It is scattered about the midland counties, and is also represented in Somerset and Dorset. In other parts of England it is absent or rare, but in the county of Worcester its absence is supplied by Byrd.

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

Bird Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bird (Hindi: बीरद, Russian: Бирд) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bird click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bird? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,426th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 57,304 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Bird reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 311,400th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 704 people.

Bird is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 47,054 people, or 1 in 7,703. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 153 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Bird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bird has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bird last name grew 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 9 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bird Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bird last name is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland, Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bird surname are 16.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bird earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning 374,803 kr per year; in Peru they earn 335.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 84,434 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.53% more than the national average, earning R 298,296 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $49,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baird8980,907/
Birds89991/
Bierd89732/
Biord89390/
Beird89132/
Birdt8940/
Birdd8934/
Buird8930/
Birdz892/
Bhird891/
Boird891/
Birrd891/
Birdh891/
Bir8655,962/
Beired8065/
Buirds8060/
Baired8016/
Bairdh8011/
Bairds804/
Bhirrd803/
Bairdd801/
Birdch800/
Bierdt800/
Byrd75123,512/
Bair7580,166/
Bior7553,045/
Bire7512,698/
Bier7510,766/
Birt758,005/
Birr753,112/
Bihr751,462/
Berd75778/
Bhir75250/
Beir75190/
Boir75159/
Buir7575/
Birz7532/
Wird7524/
Birh7521/
Bisr756/
Bitr755/
Vird755/
Bijr753/
Birţ752/
Bärd751/
Birź751/
Bgir751/
Uird751/
Birdová734/
Birdova733/
Bairedd731/
Bhoir67134,184/
Beard6789,475/
Boire6713,566/
Bhair671,696/
Birth671,505/
Baire671,460/
Bairr67722/
Birre67505/
Birts67494/
Buire67474/
Birte67307/
Bayrd67137/
Bhire67103/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Biert6759/
Beire6753/
Bihre6751/
Vaird6750/
Biort6745/
Berds6744/
Biehr6734/
Baair6729/
Bhior6728/
Bircz6726/
Birzh6722/
Bairh6721/
Bhuir6719/
Boyrd6718/
Bhisr6717/
Byrds6714/
Birtø6714/
Bierz6713/
Byord6712/
Bairt6711/
Wierd6711/
Berdt6710/
Bijre679/
Baisr679/
Waird677/
Bağir677/
Byred676/
Beerd676/
Bierr676/
Bhirh676/
Buyrd675/
Bairdová675/
Bijrh674/
Birtt673/
Bhyrd673/
Vierd673/
Bhihr673/
B'Air672/
Buirt672/
Birht672/
Bajrd672/
Byrdd672/
Byrdt672/
Viord672/
Berrd672/
Birhe672/
Bierh672/
Beirz672/
Huird671/
Weird671/
Bittr671/
Buihr671/
Bisre671/
Bisrt671/
Berdz671/
Besrd671/
Bgoir671/
Wiord671/
Wirdz671/
Virdt671/
Báier671/
Woird671/
Beirå671/
Behrd671/
Byråd671/
Bhier671/
Bhirr671/
Birrz671/
Birhp671/
Biršs671/
Boihr671/
Birzt671/
Wirdt671/
Buitr671/
Beyrd670/
Beurd670/
Beirr670/
Boirr670/
Beihr670/
Birrt670/
Beirt670/
Bidtr670/

Bird Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bird in the Hindi language
बीरदbirada-
Bird in the Russian language
Бирдbird-

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