Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BICKERSTAFF
There are approximately 1,095 people named Bickerstaff in the UK. That makes it the 6,754th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Bickerstaff.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
BickarstaffBicerstaff
Bickarstaf
Bicerstaf
Bicckerstaffe
Bicarstaff
Bicckerstafe
Bicarstaffe
Bicarstaf
Bicerstafe
Beckerstaff
Backerstaff
Bickerestaff
Bicarstafe
Bickerestaf
Beckerstaffe
Backerstaffe
Beckerstaf
Bekerstaff
Backerstaf
The Bickerstaff surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BICKERSTAFF.* The definition is erroneous — the name being local, from Bickerstaffe, a township in the parish of Ormskirk, co. Lancaster, which in early times belonged to the family. It was sometimes written Bickerstath, whence Bickersteth.