Bisland Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Bisland Surname Definition:
A surname found in Glasgow and Stirling. It appeared in Paisley in eighteenth century as Besslanl. Thomas Bissland, "Kind Tom o' the Wood," was the subject of an epigram by Tannahill.
Bisland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| Scotland | 139 | 1:38,517 | 3,665 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 61 | 1:61,364 | 3,851 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Bisland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname found in Glasgow and Stirling. It appeared in Paisley in eighteenth century as Besslanl. Thomas Bissland, "Kind Tom o' the Wood," was the subject of an epigram by Tannahill.
Bisland Demographics
Average Bisland Salary in
United States
$45,567 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bisland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bisland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bisland is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bisland? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 675,256th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Bisland reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States Bisland is primarily found in: Maryland, where 24 percent live, New York, where 17 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Bisland exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Bisland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bisland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bisland last name rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bisland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bisland surname are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bisland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.54% more than the national average, earning $55,414 CAD per year.
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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
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