Birtle Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Birtle Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Birtle, or Dweller at (prob.) the Bird-Hill. [Middle English bird, brid, Old English bridd + Middle English hil, Old English hyll] Or the Bird-Nook. [Middle English hale, Old English h(e)al(h]

Birtle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:211,05318,115
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France71:9,488,960336,266
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Birtle (39) may also be a first name.

Birtle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Birtle, or Dweller at (prob.) the Bird-Hill. [Middle English bird, brid, Old English bridd + Middle English hil, Old English hyll] Or the Bird-Nook. [Middle English hale, Old English h(e)al(h]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birtle Last Name Facts

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

Birtle is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Birtle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birtle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname Birtle occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Birtle live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. Birtle is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 39 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 211,053. In England Birtle is most prevalent in: Durham, where 27 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 11 percent are found and Lancashire, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Birtle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birtle has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Birtle surname expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birtle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birtle last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Birtle earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.37% less than the national average, earning $39,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning $40,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birtles922,857/
Birtley92332/
Birtele92254/
Birtler9229/
Birtèle921/
Buirtle920/
Birttle920/
Birthler8677/
Birthele863/
Birtelle863/
Birthley860/
Birtlett860/
Bärtle83162/
Bertle8387/
Byrtle836/
Wirtle831/
Birtly830/
Bertele771,822/
Bertles77339/
Bertler77162/
Bertile77115/
Bertley77101/
Wirtley7761/
Bärtele7735/
Berthle7731/
Wirthle7728/
Wirtler7712/
Bertlet773/
Birteil773/
Birthil772/
Bertleu771/
Berttle770/
Bertlie770/
Bertelle711,526/
Bertille71986/
Berthele71588/
Birdtail7186/
Berteele7139/
Bärthele7137/
Bertlett7130/
Whirtley7123/
Wirthler7116/
Bertelhe715/
Berthile712/
Bertless712/
Birthell711/
Bertilhe711/
Bertleit711/
Bearttle711/
Berthler711/
Berthley710/
Wirthley710/
Birthisel67351/
Bertiller67107/
Bertli6758/
Bertuille6732/
Bertaille6717/
Berthlett6715/
Virtuelle675/
Bertla674/
Berthelle673/
Bertiolle673/
Vertle673/
Wirtly672/
Bertly672/
Beartlett672/
Bertilles671/
Bertelles671/
Berthille671/
Bertuelle671/
Wertle670/

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