Birdseye Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Birdseye Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birdsey.' I cannot find the spot. Manifestly Birdseye is imitative. But the meaning seems clear, the 'Birdseye,' i.e. the islet or eyot in the stream frequented by birds.

1665.

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Birdseye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
England1521:366,56626,048
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Birdseye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birdsey.' I cannot find the spot. Manifestly Birdseye is imitative. But the meaning seems clear, the 'Birdseye,' i.e. the islet or eyot in the stream frequented by birds.

1665. William Wakeling and Mary Birdsey: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1675. Baptised — Edward Birdsey: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1687. Buried — Anne Birdsey: ibid.

The index under Birdsey refers the reader to 'Budsey.'

1652. Married — Francis Burgis and Eliza Budsey: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1753. — William Birdseye and Elizabeth Drane: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) Dweller at the Bird’s Island or Low Riparian Land. [v. under Bird, and + Middle English ey, Old English íg]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: "the island of birds."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Birdseye Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 59 (2014)

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Birdseye Last Name Facts

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

Birdseye is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birdseye? popularity and diffusion

Birdseye is the 598,302nd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,014,511 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Birdseye live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Birdseye is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States Birdseye is most prevalent in: California, where 25 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Birdseye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Birdseye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Birdseye last name rose 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birdseye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birdseye last name are 17.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.41% registered with the political party.

Birdseye earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,718 USD per year.

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