Birkhill Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Birkhill Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Birch-Tree Hill. [Old English beorc + hyll]

Birkhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071

Birkhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Birch-Tree Hill. [Old English beorc + hyll]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birkhill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birkhill occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birkhill is the 4,908,606th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Birkhill are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Birkhill is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Birkhill is most frequent in: Michigan, where 93 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Birkhill exists in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 6 percent reside.

Birkhill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birkhill surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Birkhill earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birchill88330/
Berkhill880/
Birchhill828/
Buirchill820/
Beerkhill820/
Birkile805/
Berhill801/
Birhell800/
Birchell75452/
Bearhill7510/
Berrhill752/
Berhil713,181/
Birkle713,008/
Birgil7150/
Buirchell714/
Virhil712/
Birhel711/
Bearchill711/
Bairchild711/
Berhail672,229/
Berchil67513/
Berkail67124/
Virgill6796/
Bergill6744/
Birchel6734/
Buirkle6731/
Birgell6730/
Berkgil6729/
Berkile6718/
Verhill6714/
Birckle673/
Berrhil671/
Birketl671/
Bearhil670/

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Footnotes

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