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Where Does The Last Name Birks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Birks (Russian: Биркс) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 71,589^th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,056,779 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Birks live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. Birks is also the 2,786,762^nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 3,876 people, or 1 in 14,375. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 19 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Birks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Birks has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Birks surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Birks Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Birks surname are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Birks earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.24% more than the national average, earning 447,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.31% more than the national average, earning R 333,420 per year; in United States they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $41,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.87% more than the national average, earning $60,054 CAD per year.