Birkbeck Surname

219,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Birkbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkbeck,' so called from the streamlet that flowed through the birks or birch-trees (v. Birks and Beck). A Cumberland surname. Of course, Birkbeck was too big a mouthful for ordinary and current usage, and Birbeck took its place.

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Birkbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8731:63,8247,469
United States5201:697,03655,176
Australia2091:129,16614,085
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Scotland411:130,5818,115
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Wales71:442,07621,198
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4461:54,6536,528
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Birkbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkbeck,' so called from the streamlet that flowed through the birks or birch-trees (v. Birks and Beck). A Cumberland surname. Of course, Birkbeck was too big a mouthful for ordinary and current usage, and Birbeck took its place.

Adam Byrkbeke, sup. for M.A., 16 June, 1507: Register of the University of Oxford.

1583. Humphrey Byrkbecke Westmorland Queen's Coll.: ibid.

1600. Symond Birkcbecket, Westmorland, Queen's Coll.: ibid.

1771. Married — Thomas Birkbeck and Susannah Eyratt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Birch-Tree Brook. [Old Northern English beorc = Old Norse biörk + Old Northern English becc = Old Norse bekk-r, a brook]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A district of Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Birkbeck Last Name Facts

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

Birkbeck (Hindi: बर्कबैक) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkbeck? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,419th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,909,628 people. The surname Birkbeck is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Birkbeck live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Birkbeck is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 873 people, or 1 in 63,824. In England Birkbeck is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 9 percent reside, Lancashire, where 9 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Birkbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birkbeck has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Birkbeck last name expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 852 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Birkbeck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Birkbeck surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Birkbeck last name are 17.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birkbeck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $57,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birckbeck944/
Birrkbeck941/
Birkbek931/
Berkbeck880/
Birkbick880/
Berkhbekh711/
Birkvik672/
Birkvig5326/
Berkvik5320/
Bjørkvik5056/

Birkbeck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkbeck in the Hindi language
बर्कबैकbarkabaika-

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