Bailiff

See also: bailiff

English

Etymology

Occupational surname, from bailiff.

Proper noun

Bailiff (plural Bailiffs)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bailiff is the 29366^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 805 individuals. Bailiff is most common among White (91.18%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bailiff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84.