Burtwistle Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Burtwistle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burtwistle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Burtwistle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Burtwistle occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Burtwistle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Burtwistle is the 1,628,521st most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Burtwistle live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England it is most frequent in: Greater Manchester, where 56 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 21 percent are found.

Burtwistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Burtwistle has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Burtwistle surname increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 525 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Burtwistle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Burtwistle last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Burtwistle earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 43.4% less than the national average, earning $24,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $43,545 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burtwistle
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