Bishop Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bishop Name Meaning: Originally given to those serving the bishop.

Old English origin, and was usually given to those who served the bishop.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bishop Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bishop family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,695
Farm Labourer 291
General Labourer 213
Private Means 193
General Servant (domestic) 181
Labourer 136
None 135
Farmer 130
Dressmaker 125
Domestic Servant 100
Clerk 98
House Painter 88
General Servant Domestic 87
Laundress 86
Shop Assistant 86
Carpenter 85
Cook (domestic) 78
Dress Maker 76
Coal Miner Hewer 75
Bricklayer 68
At School 67
At Home 66
House Keeper 66
Charwoman 64
Scholar 62

Bishop Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bishop 100% 153,875
2 Bishopp 86% 1,535
3 Beshop 83% 332
4 Bishope 86% 124

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The surname Bishop is the most popular version of all its varients

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