Bourhill Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bourhill Surname Definition:

Local. The seal of Laurence Bourhil, sheriff of Lanark in 1456, bears Sigillum Laurentii de Bourhil (Seals, 127). Andrew Bourhil appears as charter witness in Glasgow, 1481 (LCD., p. 195), and in 1500 there is reference to a tenement belonging to him (REG.

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Bourhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
England761:733,13240,828
South Africa651:833,50355,653
United States531:6,838,848318,712
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Canada381:969,62173,252
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales101:309,45316,869
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland551:68,0584,042
England31:8,125,123158,686

Bourhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. The seal of Laurence Bourhil, sheriff of Lanark in 1456, bears Sigillum Laurentii de Bourhil (Seals, 127). Andrew Bourhil appears as charter witness in Glasgow, 1481 (LCD., p. 195), and in 1500 there is reference to a tenement belonging to him (REG., 481). Marion Burehill was married in Edinburgh, 1598 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bourhill Last Name Facts

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

Bourhill occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bourhill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourhill? popularity and diffusion

Bourhill is the 693,669th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name Bourhill occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Bourhill reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

Bourhill is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 44,615. In Scotland Bourhill is mostly concentrated in: East Lothian, where 39 percent are found, Midlothian, where 28 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Scotland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Bourhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bourhill has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Bourhill last name expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bourhill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bourhill surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Bourhill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.37% less than the national average, earning R 155,952 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.22% more than the national average, earning $61,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourhil93906/
Borhill932/
Burhill931/
Burchill882,818/
Burkhill88401/
Bourhail8898/
Bourille8847/
Borkhill884/
Boureille82571/
Burchhill828/
Bourrille824/
Buirchill820/
Borille80985/
Burille80497/
Barhill8013/
Bourail803/
Borhäll803/
Burhell802/
Borchil801/
Bourile801/
Borhail801/
Burhail801/
Burchil800/
Burgill800/
Burhile800/
Bureill800/
Bourreille7827/
Burchell759,185/
Bourelle75546/
Burchiel75329/
Borreill7599/
Bourreil7575/
Bureille7524/
Bearhill7510/
Borrille759/
Borchell753/
Boreille752/
Burrille751/
Bousroil751/
Bourehel751/
Boroille751/
Boerhail751/
Bourgoil751/
Bourrail751/
Bourrhel751/
Bouresil751/
Barkhill750/
Barchill750/
Borile711,443/
Burile71695/
Butruille71501/
Borgil71354/
Barhil71173/
Bouraitil71136/
Burail71109/
Bourle71108/
Bourrelle7187/
Borlle7181/
Bourgailh7145/
Burlle7123/
Barouhiel7117/
Boreil7117/
Bottreill7114/
Borail7113/
Buruil7110/
Burgil716/
Burhle714/
Buirchell714/
Baureille713/
Bearchill711/
Burhel711/
Burchelle711/
Buroil711/
Borhle711/
Burjil711/
Bureil711/
Bourreall711/
Boujarhel711/
Beerkhill710/
Bourchelt710/
Borhel710/
Barille671,258/
Burelle671,227/
Baurile67294/
Barchil67210/
Borreil67199/
Burgell67196/
Boraile67190/
Buricel67169/
Borelle67136/
Burchel67117/
Bourgel67104/
Borchel6749/
Bourjel6716/
Burkhel6712/
Borgell678/
Bargill677/
Boresil677/
Barheil676/
Bhourle675/
Burchilova673/
Borkhel672/
Bureall671/
Burreil671/
Bouerle671/
Boorlle671/
Barhgil671/
Burrile671/
Barhell671/
Boireil671/
Buitruille671/
Boretil671/
Baarhil671/
Barrhil671/
Borrhel671/
Borrail670/
Burhele670/
Bearhil670/

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