Last Name BIRBECK

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Birkbeck, so called from the 'beck' or streamlet that flowed through the 'birks' or birch trees. A Cumberland surname. Of course, Birkbeck was too big a mouthful for ordinary and current usage, and Birbeck took its place.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 118,954 (2000 US census)
Count 135 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 96.3%, or 130 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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