Bishop Surname
Approximately 233,820 people bear this surname
Bishop Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bishop,' a common entry in early registers, a sobriquet readily affixed on one of ecclesiastical appearance. Nevertheless, most of our Bishops owe their title to the custom of electing a boy-bishop on St.
Read More About This SurnameBishop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 153,526 | 1:2,361 | 234 |
| England | 34,776 | 1:1,602 | 180 |
| Australia | 14,896 | 1:1,812 | 229 |
| Canada | 12,398 | 1:2,972 | 373 |
| New Zealand | 3,210 | 1:1,411 | 160 |
| South Africa | 2,506 | 1:21,619 | 2,740 |
| Wales | 2,159 | 1:1,433 | 135 |
| Nigeria | 1,658 | 1:106,841 | 7,152 |
| Scotland | 1,045 | 1:5,123 | 858 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 807 | 1:1,690 | 275 |
| Barbados | 697 | 1:412 | 107 |
| Ireland | 535 | 1:8,802 | 1,206 |
| Jamaica | 497 | 1:5,775 | 736 |
| Guyana | 287 | 1:2,656 | 489 |
| Spain | 240 | 1:194,800 | 13,450 |
| France | 229 | 1:290,056 | 44,463 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Zimbabwe | 225 | 1:68,614 | 10,268 |
| Panama | 210 | 1:18,630 | 1,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 208 | 1:8,870 | 1,453 |
| Thailand | 201 | 1:351,435 | 61,187 |
| Liberia | 186 | 1:23,702 | 2,335 |
| Mexico | 184 | 1:674,599 | 10,608 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Grenada | 155 | 1:700 | 149 |
| Japan | 139 | 1:919,743 | 19,308 |
| Russia | 138 | 1:1,044,370 | 79,541 |
| Botswana | 116 | 1:18,853 | 3,768 |
| Netherlands | 109 | 1:154,928 | 23,054 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Guernsey | 96 | 1:671 | 102 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| New Caledonia | 94 | 1:2,939 | 404 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Philippines | 53 | 1:1,910,155 | 116,778 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Cook Islands | 49 | 1:371 | 31 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 45 | 1:2,453 | 417 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Malawi | 35 | 1:489,117 | 19,481 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Belize | 27 | 1:13,166 | 1,489 |
| Bermuda | 27 | 1:2,418 | 390 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Gibraltar | 25 | 1:1,358 | 302 |
| Jersey | 25 | 1:3,968 | 780 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:3,901 | 846 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Ghana | 19 | 1:1,422,142 | 11,509 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Saint Lucia | 15 | 1:11,919 | 1,145 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Egypt | 8 | 1:11,491,969 | 62,263 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| British Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:5,266 | 561 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Rwanda | 5 | 1:2,272,996 | 3,607 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5 | 1:11,040 | 818 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 1:22,532 | 985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Falkland Islands | 4 | 1:783 | 169 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 1:53,118,924 | 25,950 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1:24,626,523 | 260,455 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sudan | 3 | 1:12,503,398 | 14,123 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 384 | 1:11,536 | 1,592 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19,582 | 1:1,245 | 147 |
| Scotland | 715 | 1:5,235 | 796 |
| Wales | 565 | 1:2,776 | 187 |
| Guernsey | 42 | 1:778 | 133 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:2,594 | 424 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,044 | 1:1,791 | 184 |
Bishop (19,835) may also be a first name.
Bishop Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bishop,' a common entry in early registers, a sobriquet readily affixed on one of ecclesiastical appearance. Nevertheless, most of our Bishops owe their title to the custom of electing a boy-bishop on St. Nicholas' Day (v. Brand, Pop. Antiq). The ceremony was a very familiar one.
John le Bissup, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Bisscop, Norfolk, ibid.
Henry Biscop, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Elvena, relicta Peter Bissop, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Alice Bissop, Oxfordshire, ibid.
A curious proof of the existence of this popular nickname is seen in the following entry:
Bissop atte Comb, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
In the formal roll of the Preston Guild Merchant for 1602 appears the name of 'William Browne, alias Bushopp' (Preston Guild Rolls).
James Bishop, of Warrington, 1614: Wills at Chester.
1656. Married — John Golling and Elizabeth Bishopp: St. Michael, Cornhifl.
1749. Baptised — Ebenezer Busup, a foundling: ibid.
In 1291 a receipt was granted to William called 'Bissope' on behalf of Sir Dovenald, earl of Mar (Bain, II, 541). John Bischope held a land in Edinburgh c. 1426 (Egidii, p. 48), and the name is very common in the Edinburgh Marriage Records in the eighteenth century as Bischop and Bishope. Patrick Bischop was witness in Perth, 1551 (Rollok, 88). Mr. James Bischope was minister at Inverness, 1610 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 76), James Bishop was guild-brother of Glasgow by purchase, 1624 (Burgesses), and Francis Bischope was burgess of Inverness in 1627 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 9). Alexander Bischop in Northbank of Morphie, 1628 (St. Andrews), James Bishop in Whyteside, parish of Falkirk, 1676 (Stirling), and James Bishop in Linlithgow, 1684 (RPC. 3 ser X, p. 261). May have been derived from the character in the mediaeval mystery plays, but Biscop was also an Old English personal name (Searle). Bisschop 1547.
(Anglo-Latin-Greek) a nickname or pageant-name; also used as a pers. name (Biscop) by the Anglo- Saxons. [Middle English bischop, Old English biscop, Latin episcopus, Greek έπίσκοπος]
This well known English name is used in Ireland as a synonym of MacAnespie and Gillespie, q.v
(English) A member of a bishop’s entourage; descendant of Biscop (bishop).
Radulphus Episcopus, or l’Évêque, paid a fine in Normandy 1180, and Ricardus Episcopus in 1184 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John Bishop witnessed a charter of Robert Fitz- Harding, t. Henry II. (Mon. ii.). In 1246 Matilda, dau. of Richard le Evesk, paid a fine, Wilts (Roberts, Excerpt.). Sir John Bisshopp was M.P. for Wilts 1315. Of this name were the Bishopps, Baronets, Lords de la Zouche.
Bishop. —Confined south of a line drawn from the Wash to the Dee. It is at present most numerous in the western half of this area, the county of Dorset containing the greatest number.
Bishop Demographics
Bishop Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bishop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishop Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bishop (Bengali: বিশপ, Hindi: बिशप, Marathi: बीशाप, Oriya: ବିଶପ, Russian: Бишоп) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bishop.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishop? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,348th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,167 people. The surname Bishop is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Bishop are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bishop is also the 38,039th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 19,835 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 153,526 people, or 1 in 2,361. In The United States Bishop is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 158 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Bishop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bishop has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bishop surname grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 382 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 139 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bishop Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bishop last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (40%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bishop are 16.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.87% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bishop earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning 387,290 kr per year; in Peru they earn 96.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,146 per year; in South Africa they earn 56.24% more than the national average, earning R 371,280 per year; in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bishop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop in the Hindi language | ||
| बिशप | bisapa | - |
| Bishop in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିଶପ | bisapa | - |
| Bishop in the Marathi language | ||
| बीशाप | bisapa | - |
| Bishop in the Bengali language | ||
| বিশপ | bisapa | 60 |
| বিশ্বপ | bisbapa | 20 |
| বিশোপ | bisopa | 20 |
| Bishop in the Russian language | ||
| Бишоп | bisop | - |
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