Bissmire Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Bissmire Surname Definition:
(English) an undesirable nickname. [Middle English bis(e)mare, bismere, ‘a shameless person,’ prim. meaning ‘infamy', ‘insult', 'reproach' (M. Scot, ‘a bawd’); O.E, bismer, bysmer, ‘insult', ‘disgrace'] Of chidynge and of chalangynge Was his chief liflode, With bakbitynge and bismere.
Read More About This SurnameBissmire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 114 | 1:488,755 | 31,416 |
| Wales | 110 | 1:28,132 | 2,887 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
Bissmire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) an undesirable nickname. [Middle English bis(e)mare, bismere, ‘a shameless person,’ prim. meaning ‘infamy', ‘insult', 'reproach' (M. Scot, ‘a bawd’); O.E, bismer, bysmer, ‘insult', ‘disgrace'] Of chidynge and of chalangynge Was his chief liflode, With bakbitynge and bismere.
Piers Plowman, 2649-51.
She was as digne [repellent] as water in a dich, As ful of hoker [abuse], and of bisemare.
Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 3964-5.
From the Flemish, Pessemier; a personal name.
Bissmire Demographics
Average Bissmire Salary in
England
£25,154
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Bissmire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bissmire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bissmire is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bissmire? popularity and diffusion
Bissmire is the 973,426th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Bissmire reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 488,755. In England Bissmire is primarily found in: Greater London, where 36 percent are found, Essex, where 17 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Bissmire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bissmire has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismire | 93 | 43 | / |
| Boismire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bissmier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bismir | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bismere | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bismitr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Besmire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boismier | 75 | 426 | / |
| Boismare | 75 | 67 | / |
| Boismeir | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wishmire | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bizzmire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bessmere | 75 | 0 | / |
| Besmir | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bizmir | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bismer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wischmire | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bieszmier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bessmer | 67 | 228 | / |
| Bihsmer | 67 | 107 | / |
| Besmier | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vissmer | 67 | 43 | / |
| Beismer | 67 | 14 | / |
| Biesmer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boismer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wischmeire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weissmerer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wismere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bexmire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wicmire | 67 | 0 | / |
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