Birkby Surname

304,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Birkby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Birkby = the Birch-Tree Settlement or Farm. [Old Norse biörk + by-r]

Birkby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6871:81,1038,999
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada751:491,27542,011
Wales451:68,7676,014
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3361:72,5468,029
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Birkby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Birkby = the Birch-Tree Settlement or Farm. [Old Norse biörk + by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birkby Last Name Facts

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

Birkby is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 304,336th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,853,451 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Birkby reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Birkby is most numerous in England, where it is held by 687 people, or 1 in 81,103. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Beside England Birkby exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Birkby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birkby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Birkby surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Birkby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Birkby last name is predominantly Methodist (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Birkby last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.5% registered with the party.

The amount Birkby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.58% less than the national average, earning R 119,820 per year; in United States they earn 27.11% more than the national average, earning $54,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $58,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkeby9214/
Birckby920/
Barkby83174/
Birkbo8342/
Burkby833/
Brookby7740/
Berkeby7737/
Birkebo7714/
Borkeby774/
Barkeby774/
Birkabu771/
Birkaba771/
Berkaby771/
Brickby770/
Barckby770/
Birgb731/
Berikbay71215/
Birakabi7115/
Barakbay7114/
Birakabb713/
Brookeby713/
Bourkaby711/
Birakabu711/
Birukibo711/
Berekbay711/
Brockbey711/
Birkbeet710/
Birakabbi67263/
Bergby67184/
Brokob6799/
Brakob6768/
Berkbe6736/
Barikb6723/
Barakabya6722/
Berekebay6710/
Biryikabu679/
Barkbu679/
Burgby677/
Borgby677/
Brakab676/
Bragby675/
Barakb673/
Barkab673/
Berkab673/
Brokab672/
Bouirekba672/
Barkeb672/
Barkib671/
Biryekabu671/
Brigby671/
Burkeb671/
Borkab671/
Parkby671/
Birkap671/
Biarikoba671/
Barickaby671/
Birkop671/
Birikwabo671/
Borekb671/
Bregby671/
Berkhbai571/

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