Birtles Surname

153,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Birtles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birtles' a township in the parish of Prestbury, Cheshire, formerly spelt Birchels as well as Birtles; v. Birchall.

Cristiana, the widow of Henry de Birchels 17 Edward I: East Cheshire.

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Birtles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8271:30,4974,087
Australia4611:58,5597,118
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Wales511:60,6775,433
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Norway91:571,36544,190
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0321:23,6203,296
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Birtles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Birtles' a township in the parish of Prestbury, Cheshire, formerly spelt Birchels as well as Birtles; v. Birchall.

Cristiana, the widow of Henry de Birchels 17 Edward I: East Cheshire.

John de Birtlis, 1324: ibid.

Ralph de Byrtheles, 6 Henry VIII: ibid.

1563. Buried — John Birtles, of Birtles: Prestbury Church (Cheshire).

1582. — James Byrchels, of Adlington: ibid.

Edward Birtles, of Birtles, yeoman, 1505: Wills at Chester.

Roger Birtles, of Birtles, parish of Prestbury, 1616: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., or genit., of Birtle, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Birtles is the name of a Cheshire township, with which an ancient family of the name was connected as far back as the reign of Edward I. (O.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Birtles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birtles is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Birtles? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,799th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,550,769 people. The last name Birtles is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Birtles are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Birtles is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,827 people, or 1 in 30,497. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside, Cheshire, where 12 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Birtles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Birtles has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Birtles last name expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,090 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birtles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birtles surname are 12.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birtles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.07% less than the national average, earning 224,700 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning R 248,448 per year; in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $57,763 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Birtle92387/
Bertles86339/
Birtley86332/
Birtler8629/
Birtels862/
Buirtle860/
Birttle860/
Birthler8077/
Birtelle803/
Bertless802/
Birthley800/
Birtlett800/
Bärtle77162/
Bertle7787/
Byrtle776/
Bertls772/
Birtly770/
Bertelles751/
Bertilles751/
Bertels715,881/
Bertils71194/
Bertler71162/
Bertley71101/
Bärtels7171/
Berthle7131/
Bertailles7111/
Bertlet713/
Bertleu711/
Berttle710/
Bertlie710/
Bertelle671,526/
Bertille67986/
Berthels67402/
Bertills6735/
Bertlett6730/
Viertels677/
Bertleze676/
Bertelse672/
Berthils671/
Bertleit671/
Bertells671/
Bearttle671/
Berthler671/
Berttels670/
Berthley670/
Behrtels670/

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