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

The last name Birtle is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birtle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 744,013th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Birtle are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. Birtle is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 39 people.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 211,053. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 27 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 11 percent reside and Lancashire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England Birtle is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Birtle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birtle has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Birtle last name increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birtle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birtle last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political 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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