Birmingham Surname
Approximately 11,955 people bear this surname
Birmingham Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Birmingham, the Domesday Bermengeham (for Bre- mingeham) = the Home of the Brem(e Family. [Anglo-Saxon * Breminga-hám— bréme = glorious, famous + -inga, genit, pl. of the son suff. -ing + hám, home, estate] The Irish Birminghams are accounted for by a 12th cent.
Read More About This SurnameBirmingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,488 | 1:42,703 | 5,236 |
| England | 1,449 | 1:38,453 | 5,004 |
| Canada | 680 | 1:54,185 | 6,457 |
| Australia | 415 | 1:65,050 | 7,790 |
| Ireland | 341 | 1:13,809 | 1,617 |
| Panama | 107 | 1:36,563 | 1,993 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Dominica | 40 | 1:1,897 | 306 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 34 | 1:40,117 | 3,784 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:9,198 | 1,357 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 390 | 1:11,359 | 1,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 668 | 1:36,490 | 4,745 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:91,298 | 4,744 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:56,015 | 2,800 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,609 | 1:31,211 | 3,763 |
Birmingham (34) may also be a first name.
Birmingham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Birmingham, the Domesday Bermengeham (for Bre- mingeham) = the Home of the Brem(e Family. [Anglo-Saxon * Breminga-hám— bréme = glorious, famous + -inga, genit, pl. of the son suff. -ing + hám, home, estate] The Irish Birminghams are accounted for by a 12th cent. immigration of a de Bremingeham.
(English) One who came from Birmingham (the homestead of Beornmund’s people), a city in Warwickshire.
Or Paynel. The barony of Birmingham was granted by Fulco Paynel, t. Henry I., to Peter (whose family were armorially identified with the Painels, each bearing a bend), by the service of 9 knights. About 1150 William Fitz-Peter witnessed a charter of Gervase Paynel (Mon. ii. 907), and his son Peter Dapifer held 9 fees 1165, and 1187 witnessed a charter of Gervase Paynel (Mon. ii. 911). He had William, Baron of Birmingham (Dugd. War. 897, 8), and Peter de Birmingham, who went to Ireland, and was ancestor of the barons of Athenry, Earls of Louth. See Paynel.
User-submitted Reference
English: habitational name from Birmingham in the West Midlands. In Domesday Book the name is already found as Bermingeham, but it seems likely that it was originally Beornmundingahām'homestead (Old English hām) of the people of (-inga-) Beornmund', a personal name composed of the elements beorn 'young man', 'warrior' + mund 'protection'.
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Birmingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Birmingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Birmingham is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Birmingham? popularity and diffusion
It is the 43,497th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 609,581 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Birmingham live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 34 people.
Birmingham is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,488 people, or 1 in 42,703. In The United States Birmingham is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Birmingham is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Birmingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Birmingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Birmingham surname grew 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 13 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Birmingham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Birmingham surname are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Birmingham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning R 296,748 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $51,826 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingam | 95 | 6 | / |
| Birmngham | 95 | 2 | / |
| Birmingaham | 95 | 2 | / |
| Birmmingham | 95 | 0 | / |
| Bermingham | 90 | 6,637 | / |
| Birminghan | 90 | 121 | / |
| Virmingham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Birmingahm | 90 | 1 | / |
| Birmimgham | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wirmingham | 90 | 0 | / |
| Birmengham | 90 | 0 | / |
| Bermmingham | 86 | 2 | / |
| Birmninghan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bermngham | 84 | 3 | / |
| Berminghan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bermimgham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bermingahm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vermingham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bermgham | 78 | 0 | / |
| Berminghand | 76 | 0 | / |
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Birmingham Reference & Research
Birmingham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Birmingham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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