Birtwell Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Birtwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birtwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:141,05813,696
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Scotland261:143,9706,132
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Birtwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birtwell is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Birtwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Birtwell is the 450,743rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. Birtwell occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Birtwell reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Birtwell is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 141,058. In England Birtwell is most common in: Lancashire, where 47 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent reside and Hampshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England Birtwell is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Birtwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Birtwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Birtwell surname grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Birtwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Birtwell surname are 27.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birtwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% less than the national average, earning $43,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birthwell946/
Birdwell886,540/
Bertwell88273/
Berthwell825/
Birdweell820/
Birdwel802/
Bertwel800/
Byrdwell7550/
Birdwill756/
Berdwell754/
Berthwel751/
Beardwell71316/
Bertuel6754/
Virtuel6715/
Berthuel6342/
Vertuel5340/

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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 Birtwell
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