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

The surname Birks (Russian: Биркс) is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 71,589^th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,056,779 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Birks live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name Birks is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3,876 people, or 1 in 14,375. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 19 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Birks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Birks has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Birks Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Birks last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Birks last name are 11.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.39% registered to vote for the 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.