Find out how popular the last name Billberry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Billberry.

Billberry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Billberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Billberry in America

Billberry is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Billberry surname appeared 147 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Billberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Billberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Billberry

The surname Billberry is believed to have originated in England during the late medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name, derived from a place name that referred to a town or village where bilberries, a type of wild blueberry, grew in abundance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1327, which mention a John de Billeburi. This spelling variation suggests that the name may have originally been associated with a place called Billbury or something similar.

In the 15th century, there are records of the Billberry family residing in the county of Gloucestershire. The Gloucestershire Feet of Fines from 1480 mentions a William Bylbery, while the Gloucestershire Lay Subsidy Rolls from 1523 list a Thomas Bylbery.

The name Billberry is also found in various historical documents from other parts of England, such as the Sussex Musters of 1570, which include a John Billbery, and the Wiltshire Visitation of 1623, which mentions a Nicholas Billbury.

Some notable individuals with the surname Billberry throughout history include:

1. Robert Billberry (c. 1560-1635), an English merchant and landowner who held substantial properties in Warwickshire.

2. Elizabeth Billberry (1628-1694), a Quaker preacher and activist from Yorkshire who was imprisoned several times for her religious beliefs.

3. John Billberry (1675-1742), a prominent farmer and landowner in Lincolnshire, known for his innovative agricultural practices.

4. Thomas Billberry (1798-1876), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later became a respected author and historian.

5. Edith Billberry (1865-1937), a celebrated English botanist and explorer who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the Himalayas and other remote regions.

While the surname Billberry is not extremely common, it has persisted throughout the centuries and is still found in various parts of the United Kingdom, as well as in other English-speaking countries where descendants of the original Billberry families have settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Billberry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Billberry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Billberry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Billberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Billberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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