Byass Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guyana

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.

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Byass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2721:99,24911,236
England1611:346,07525,095
Guyana1071:7,1241,175
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byasse9117/
Byas893,407/
Byhas80235/
Bhyas8080/
Biass8060/
Byast8057/
Byash8046/
Vyass8011/
Byase805/
Byaas803/
Beass801/
Byats800/
Byassova771/
Bya753,894/
Biasse73141/
Baiyas7341/
Boyeas7324/
Béasse7323/
Boyias7321/
Byatse7316/
Bayyas7314/
Boiyas739/
Behass737/
Bayias734/
Baayas733/
Wyasse732/
Bhyash732/
Biassh731/
Bajoss731/
Vyas6781,326/
Bias6711,195/
Beas6710,233/
Byad671,370/
Byaz67829/
Byat67633/
Byah67372/
Byay67367/
Baayash67123/
Wyas67118/
Byasova6785/
Byha6768/
Byea6760/
Bhya6737/
Bhaiyas6712/
Vyaysse6710/
Byaa677/
Byaj677/
Bayyash673/
Byos672/
Weiyass672/
Baiyash672/
Bjas672/
Bhuiyas671/
Bjya671/
Béas671/
Bhoiyas671/
Byap671/
Byoa671/

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