Biscoe Surname
Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname
Biscoe Surname Definition:
(? English)? a nickname for a Worrying Person. [Old English bisgo, labour, trouble, worry] This looks like a place-name, but apparently it is not.
Biscoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,217 | 1:297,830 | 27,540 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 187 | 1:130,350 | 12,089 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 327 | 1:153,574 | 14,178 |
Biscoe (11) may also be a first name.
Biscoe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(? English)? a nickname for a Worrying Person. [Old English bisgo, labour, trouble, worry] This looks like a place-name, but apparently it is not.
From boscrou, the dwelling by the cross; or the same-as Pasco, q. v.
Biscoe Demographics
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Biscoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biscoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Biscoe is most common in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biscoe? popularity and diffusion
Biscoe is the 236,504th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Biscoe reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name on earth, held by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,217 people, or 1 in 297,830. In The United States Biscoe is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Biscoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Biscoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biscoe surname rose 372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Biscoe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Biscoe surname are 2.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.74% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Biscoe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% less than the national average, earning $45,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baiscoe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bgiscoe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boiscoe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beiscoe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bicoe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Biscohea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Biscue | 83 | 452 | / |
| Bescoe | 83 | 54 | / |
| Biscou | 83 | 31 | / |
| Bickoe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Biscoy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Biscoo | 83 | 0 | / |
| Biscaye | 77 | 287 | / |
| Biscaio | 77 | 9 | / |
| Biskoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bicohea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bikoe | 73 | 1,849 | / |
| Biscu | 73 | 368 | / |
| Biscahie | 71 | 18 | / |
| Beischey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biscay | 67 | 1,383 | / |
| Biskey | 67 | 264 | / |
| Bescou | 67 | 138 | / |
| Biskie | 67 | 109 | / |
| Biskou | 67 | 98 | / |
| Biscup | 67 | 90 | / |
| Viskoe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Biskei | 67 | 20 | / |
| Biscai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Biscut | 67 | 16 | / |
| Beckoe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Biscus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bescue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Viscoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhikoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bicoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biskoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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