Birdwhistle Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Birdwhistle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A somewhat pretty imitative corruption of Birtwhistle, which see.

Birdwhistle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Birdwhistle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A somewhat pretty imitative corruption of Birtwhistle, which see.

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

Birdoswald, on the Roman Wall in Cumberland, the station Amboglanna, is so pronounced locally.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Birdwhistle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birdwhistle is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Birdwhistle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birdwhistle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Birdwhistle occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Birdwhistle live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: Kentucky, where 36 percent live, Oregon, where 36 percent live and Alaska, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Birdwhistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birdwhistle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birdwhistle surname fell 66 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birdwhistle Last Name Statistics demography

Birdwhistle earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year.

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