Bygrave Surname

157,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bygrave Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller By (the) Grove [Old English bí (þœm) gráfe—gráf, a grove] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Grove [Old English byge, a corner, curve + gráf ]

Bygrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3641:40,8495,253
Jamaica5301:5,415695
Australia3181:84,8929,824
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Canada1711:215,47120,813
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Wales121:257,87814,969
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5761:42,3185,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bygrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller By (the) Grove [Old English bí (þœm) gráfe—gráf, a grove] 2 Dweller at the Corner-Grove [Old English byge, a corner, curve + gráf ]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Herts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hertfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bygrave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bygrave is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bygrave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,049th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,615,774 people. The last name Bygrave occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Bygrave reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Bygrave is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,364 people, or 1 in 40,849. In England Bygrave is most frequent in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Norfolk, where 13 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Bygrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bygrave has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bygrave last name grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 5,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bygrave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bygrave are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bygrave earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 451.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 106,931 per year; in South Africa they earn 147.01% more than the national average, earning R 586,980 per year; in United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.21% more than the national average, earning $57,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bygraves93537/
Byggrave930/
Bygreave930/
Bygrove86196/
Bigrave8639/
Begrave863/
Vygrave861/
Bygrava861/
Bygroves8046/
Bisgrave802/
Beigrave801/
Bigravi711/
Begrove711/
Bisgrove67601/
Besgrove67458/
Vecgrave671/
Beagrove671/
Baygrovich591/
Huisgraves590/
Wegrove570/
Vegrover531/
Bisgrowe531/
Vecgravis507/
Begrovich504/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bygrave
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis