Birds Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Birds 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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Birds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3731:149,37814,295
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United States751:4,832,786249,377
India721:10,653,686201,049
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Birds (42) may also be a first name.

Birds 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

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bustard,' a large bird, now as rare as the eagle in England, but familiar in the surname epoch. Nearly all the birds, large and small, are common to the directories.

John Bustard, Fines Roll, 16 Edward II.

Robertus Bustardbank, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Bustard, 1379: ibid.

1582. Cristofer Hudson and Elizabeth Bustard: St. Antholin (London).

1589. Charles Bustarde, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1671. John Greenwood and Alice Bastard: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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)

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

Birds Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birds is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birds? popularity and diffusion

It is the 364,266th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,353,729 people. Birds is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Birds reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 149,378. In England Birds is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 34 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 29 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Birds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birds has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Birds surname increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 234 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birds last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birds earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.18% less than the national average, earning R 127,908 per year; in United States they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $45,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning $41,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bierds9173/
Buirds9160/
Bairds914/
Bird89127,174/
Baird8080,907/
Bierd80732/
Birts80494/
Biord80390/
Beird80132/
Berds8044/
Wirds8042/
Birdt8040/
Birdd8034/
Buird8030/
Byrds8014/
Birdz802/
Birdh801/
Boird801/
Bhird801/
Birrd801/
Beards73915/
Bierdz7376/
Beired7365/
Baired7316/
Boirts7315/
Buirts7311/
Bairdh7311/
Wierds737/
Bhirrd733/
Birdzz731/
Beirts731/
Byrd's731/
Birtås731/
Birchs731/
Bairdd731/
Births731/
Berzds730/
Bierdt730/
Birrts730/
Birtsh730/
Birdch730/
Wairds730/
Byrd67123,512/
Birt678,005/
Berd67778/
Birtsch6743/
Birz6732/
Birc676/
Vird675/
Birdová674/
Birdova673/
Birţ672/
Bärd671/
Birch's671/
Bairedd671/

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