Byass Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Byass Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the by-house', i.e. the town-house; compare by as suffix in Newby, Formby, Grimsby, &c., oras affix in Byfield. Bygrave, Byfleet, &c. It is possible the by-house was used for the court that passed the local by-laws.
Read More About This SurnameByass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 272 | 1:99,249 | 11,236 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Guyana | 107 | 1:7,124 | 1,175 |
| United States | 64 | 1:5,663,421 | 279,165 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 106 | 1:229,956 | 17,302 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Byass Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the by-house', i.e. the town-house; compare by as suffix in Newby, Formby, Grimsby, &c., oras affix in Byfield. Bygrave, Byfleet, &c. It is possible the by-house was used for the court that passed the local by-laws. The corruption is, if such be the case, imitative, as is customary with surnames; cf, Loftus. Bacchus (.Bakehouse), &c.
For Byhouse (English) 1 Dweller at the Corner-House [Old English byge, a corner, curve + hús] Adam de Byus.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller By (the) House, i.e., a large house or mansion (prob. applied to a cottager dwelling by the manor-house) [O.E, bí (þœm) húse: in Anglo-Saxon times hús, ‘house,’ was applied to a king’s palace, as well as to smaller residences] The first element in this name can hardly be the Scandinavian by, ‘village.’
Bias was one of the seven sages of Greece; but we must probably look for the origin of this name in an unclassical corruption from Byhurst, a local designation; or it may be the De Byus of the H.R.
Byass Demographics
Average Byass Salary in
United States
$56,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Byass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Byass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Byass is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Byass? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 514,664th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Byass live; 43 percent live in Australasia and 43 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 99,249. In Australia it is most frequent in: Western Australia, where 28 percent are found, Victoria, where 27 percent are found and South Australia, where 22 percent are found. Not including Australia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Guyana, where 17 percent are found.
Byass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Byass has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Byass last name increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 221 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Byass Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Byass surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Byass earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.86% more than the national average, earning $56,896 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byasse | 91 | 17 | / |
| Byas | 89 | 3,407 | / |
| Byhas | 80 | 235 | / |
| Bhyas | 80 | 80 | / |
| Biass | 80 | 60 | / |
| Byast | 80 | 57 | / |
| Byash | 80 | 46 | / |
| Vyass | 80 | 11 | / |
| Byase | 80 | 5 | / |
| Byaas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Byats | 80 | 0 | / |
| Byassova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bya | 75 | 3,894 | / |
| Biasse | 73 | 141 | / |
| Baiyas | 73 | 41 | / |
| Boyeas | 73 | 24 | / |
| Béasse | 73 | 23 | / |
| Boyias | 73 | 21 | / |
| Byatse | 73 | 16 | / |
| Bayyas | 73 | 14 | / |
| Boiyas | 73 | 9 | / |
| Behass | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bayias | 73 | 4 | / |
| Baayas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wyasse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhyash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Biassh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajoss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vyas | 67 | 81,326 | / |
| Bias | 67 | 11,195 | / |
| Beas | 67 | 10,233 | / |
| Byad | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Byaz | 67 | 829 | / |
| Byat | 67 | 633 | / |
| Byah | 67 | 372 | / |
| Byay | 67 | 367 | / |
| Baayash | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wyas | 67 | 118 | / |
| Byasova | 67 | 85 | / |
| Byha | 67 | 68 | / |
| Byea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bhya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bhaiyas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vyaysse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Byaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Byaj | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bayyash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Byos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baiyash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bjas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhuiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Béas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoiyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Byass Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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