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There are approximately 44,438 people named Bishop in the UK. That makes it the 185th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 703 are named Bishop.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

Related and similar surnames

Bishopp
Biship
Bisho
Bish
Bbishop
Bishhop
Bishhhop
Bishchop
Bischhop
Bishiop
Beshop
Bashop
Bishehop
Bishkop
Bisehop
Bishiope
Bishiopp
Bishob
Bishipe
Bishehopp
Bishipp
Beshopp
Bashope
Bayshop

The Bishop surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BISHOP. See Ecclesiastical Surnames.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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