Bissicks Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Bissicks Surname Definition:

Most probably from Bissick, near Truro; from bez-ick, the place for birch-trees.

Bissicks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales281:110,5198,545
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Bissicks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most probably from Bissick, near Truro; from bez-ick, the place for birch-trees.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bissicks Last Name Facts

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

Bissicks is carried by more people in Wales than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bissicks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bissicks is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bissicks live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Bissicks is most widely held in Wales, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 110,519. In Wales it is primarily found in: Neath Port Talbot County Borough, where 86 percent reside and Carmarthenshire, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Bissicks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bissicks has changed over time. In Wales the number of people who held the Bissicks last name expanded 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Bishike6722/
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Boysick679/
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Bishaik675/
Bitsike674/
Beasics673/
Biescek673/
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Besseks671/
Bitsuic671/
Bisheik671/
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