Last Name BISHOP

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Meaning	Nickname: The bishop, a common entry in early registers, a sobriquet readily affixed on one of ecclesiastical appearance. Most of the Bishops owe their title to the custom of electing a boy-bishop on St. Nicholas' Day.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, French, Irish, Falkland, Maori, Belgian, South african

Rank	238 (2000 US census)	217 (1990 US census)

Count	114,034 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

86.38%, or 98503 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
9.71%, or 11073 total occurrences, as black,
0.46%, or 525 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.51%, or 582 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.41%, or 1608 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.53%, or 1745 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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