Byth Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Byth Surname Definition:

From the small place of the name near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Alexander Byth and his brother, Robert Byth, from Auchterless, served in the first Great War (Turriff).

Byth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia781:346,09929,260
Scotland441:121,6787,769
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England31:18,572,686338,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland461:81,3744,449
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Byth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the small place of the name near Turriff, Aberdeenshire. Alexander Byth and his brother, Robert Byth, from Auchterless, served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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

Byth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byth is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Byth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Byth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Byth live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Byth is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 346,099. In Australia Byth is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 60 percent reside, New South Wales, where 19 percent reside and Victoria, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Australia Byth exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Byth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byth has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Byth last name fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byth Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Byth earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 48.53% more than the national average, earning R 352,956 per year and in United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year.

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