Birkenhead Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Birkenhead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkenhead,' Cheshire The meaning is 'the head of the birch-trees'; compare Aikenhead, and v. Birkett and Birkhead.

Edward Birkenhead, of Runcorn. 1607: Wills at Chester.

Richard Birchenhead, 1617: ibid.

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Birkenhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:141,05813,696
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:111,81410,928
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Birkenhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birkenhead,' Cheshire The meaning is 'the head of the birch-trees'; compare Aikenhead, and v. Birkett and Birkhead.

Edward Birkenhead, of Runcorn. 1607: Wills at Chester.

Richard Birchenhead, 1617: ibid.

John Birkenhead, of Manley, 1620: ibid.

'Sir John Birkenhead, or Berkenhead (1616-79), author of the Mercurius Aulicus and satirical poems, is said by Anthony a Wood to have been son of Randall Birkenhead, of Northwich in Cheshire': Dictionary of National Biography.

1617. Henry Birkened, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Birkenhead, or Dweller at the Birch-Tree Head(land. [Middle English (North.E.) birken, adj. form of birk, Old English beorc, birch-tree + Middle English hed, heved, O.E. heáfod]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birkenhead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birkenhead occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkenhead? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,243rd most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Birkenhead live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Birkenhead is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 141,058. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 28 percent live, Merseyside, where 17 percent live and Lancashire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Birkenhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birkenhead has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Birkenhead surname expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birkenhead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Birkenhead last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Birkenhead last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the political party.

The amount Birkenhead earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 44.38% more than the national average, earning $62,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,628 CAD per year.

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