Bispham Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bispham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bispham,' a village three miles from Poulton, in the Fylde district, Lancashire; anciently Biscopham, i.e. the bishop's dwelling (v. Baines' History Lancashire ii. 507).

Averia de Bispham, Lancashire, 1288: Baines' History Lancashire.

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Bispham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3481:160,10915,012
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Barbados1171:2,457418
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Guyana91:84,6916,279
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Bispham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bispham,' a village three miles from Poulton, in the Fylde district, Lancashire; anciently Biscopham, i.e. the bishop's dwelling (v. Baines' History Lancashire ii. 507).

Averia de Bispham, Lancashire, 1288: Baines' History Lancashire.

Henry de Bispham, Lancashire, 1365: ibid.

Robert de Bispham, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Laurence Byspham, Lancashire, 1542: Preston Guild Rolls.

Margaret Bispham, of Pilling, 1670: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Bispham, of Little Woolton, 1689: Wills at Chester.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Two places in Lancashire are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bispham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bispham is most common in England. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bispham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 415,025th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Bispham are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Bispham is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 160,109. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Barbados, where 14 percent are found.

Bispham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bispham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bispham last name expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 356 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bispham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bispham surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.38% being registered with the party.

Bispham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Vipham7738/
Baipam773/
Biphan772/
Bispom771/
Bispan771/
Beipame7121/
Baipame718/
Bhoipam714/
Baiphan713/
Viphaim711/
Bephgam711/
Bishpan711/
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Bypam677/
Bipchand677/
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