Birdsall Surname

81,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Birdsall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birstall', a village parish near Dewsbury, Yorkshire.

Robert de Bridsall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1769. John Beardsall and Elizabeth Austin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Birdsall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3831:82,6979,391
England9451:58,9617,037
Australia1671:161,65116,786
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Wales91:343,83718,086
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4411:34,8504,147

Birdsall (32) may also be a first name.

Birdsall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birstall', a village parish near Dewsbury, Yorkshire.

Robert de Bridsall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1769. John Beardsall and Elizabeth Austin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Birdsall, the Domes- day Briteshala = Brit’s or BRiD's Slope- Land. [Old English h(e)al(h]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birdsall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birdsall is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birdsall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,420th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,221,513 people. Birdsall occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Birdsall are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,383 people, or 1 in 82,697. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Birdsall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birdsall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birdsall last name increased 304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birdsall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birdsall last name are 16.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Birdsall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 184.18% more than the national average, earning R 675,324 per year; in United States they earn 6.44% more than the national average, earning $45,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birdshall943/
Boirdsall942/
Beirdsall941/
Birdsal934/
Byrdsall881/
Birdsoll881/
Birdsale881/
Birdsalt880/
Birdzall880/
Birdcall880/
Berdsall880/
Beardsall82636/
Birdshale820/
Berdsal800/
Birdsol800/
Beardshall78360/
Birchall759,602/
Byrdsoll752/
Beardsal751/
Birzal711/
Beartsall710/
Birchal6780/
Biercal6727/
Bircoll6716/
Byrdsol672/
Berdsol670/
Bercall670/

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