# Bishop (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bishop/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 116,618 |
| US rank (2010) | 262 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,647 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (114,034 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɪʃəp/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Bishopp |

## Etymology

From bishop.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bishop in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bishop in the United States, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Panama.

## People named Bishop

- Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (1911–1979)
- J. Michael Bishop, American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
- Kelly Bishop, American actress
- Julie Bishop, Australian politician
- Joey Bishop, American entertainer (1918–2007)
- Elvin Bishop, American musician
- Ann Bishop, British biologist
- Julie Bishop, American actress (1914–2001)
- Abby Bishop, Australian basketball player (born 1988)
- Ralph Bishop, basketball player (1915–1974)
- Michael Bishop, American writer (1945–2023)
- Nic Bishop, Australian actor

and 32 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Bischoff, Bischof, Busby, Bagby, Bixby, Bisbee, Busbee, Bugbee, Buzbee, Bigby.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.