Birtley Surname

832,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Birtley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birtley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:395,16427,358
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Birtley (10) may also be a first name.

Birtley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Birtley is most common in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Birtley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 832,284th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. The last name Birtley is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Birtley live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Birtley is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 395,164. In England Birtley is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent are found and West Midlands, where 16 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.

Birtley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birtley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Birtley surname fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 305 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Birtley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birtley surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Birtley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.41% less than the national average, earning $42,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birthley930/
Birtle92387/
Birtly920/
Birtles862,857/
Bertley86101/
Wirtley8661/
Birtler8629/
Buirtle860/
Birttle860/
Birthler8077/
Whirtley8023/
Birtelle803/
Birtlett800/
Wirthley800/
Berthley800/
Bärtle77162/
Bertle7787/
Byrtle776/
Bertly772/
Wirtly772/
Wirtle771/
Bertles71339/
Bertler71162/
Wertley7188/
Berthle7131/
Wirthle7128/
Wirtler7112/
Vertley714/
Bertlet713/
Birtlas711/
Bertleu711/
Bertleyová711/
Berttle710/
Beartly710/
Bertlie710/
Bertelle671,526/
Bertille67986/
Wuertley6773/
Bertlett6730/
Wirthler6716/
Bertelly6714/
Whertley677/
Bertless672/
Berthler671/
Bertleit671/
Bearttle671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birtley
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