Brabant Surname

58,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Brabant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brabant,' natives of the Duchy of Brabant. Andrew Borde speaks of 'Flaunders, Hanway, and Braban, which be commodious and plentiful contreys' (Boke of Knowledge).

Mathew le (sic) Brabayn.

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Brabant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,6361:18,2682,030
Canada1,7841:20,6532,851
United States1,5321:236,59222,690
Belgium9661:11,9011,770
Australia1541:175,29717,847
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
England661:844,21344,691
Austria531:160,66921,171
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Brabant (29) may also be a first name.

Brabant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brabant,' natives of the Duchy of Brabant. Andrew Borde speaks of 'Flaunders, Hanway, and Braban, which be commodious and plentiful contreys' (Boke of Knowledge).

Mathew le (sic) Brabayn. Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (R viands).

Gilkin de Braban, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surtees Soc).

Heliseus de Brabayn. Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Braban, Somerset"., ibid.

Saher de Braban. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Arnakl de Braban, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

1582. Buried — Susan Brabane: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1742. — Robert Braben, ibid.

1705. Married — Thomas Forty and Sarah Brabant: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) belonging to Brabant (Flanders) = the Fallow or Unculti­vated District [8th cent., Bracbant-um— O.Ger. brách (bráhha), fallow, uncultivated + bann or band, a district.] Arnald de Braban.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch) One who came from Brabant (the plowed district), in Holland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Netherlands. Arnold Braban (Brabant) of Stamford occurs 1297 (Palgr. Parl.Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

Brabant: from Brabant.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Brabant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brabant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brabant is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brabant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 58,190th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 838,131 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Brabant are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 3,636 people, or 1 in 18,268. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 35 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Grand Est, where 13 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Brabant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brabant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brabant surname increased 2,432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brabant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brabant are 11.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.19% registered with the party.

The amount Brabant earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.9% less than the national average, earning R 166,584 per year; in United States they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $44,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $45,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Brabantz931/
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Braban92658/
Braibante8833/
Brabandts884/
Braybante881/
Braband861,815/
Brebant861,149/
Breaban86890/
Bravant8650/
Brébant8638/
Brabank8619/
Brabhan8617/
Brajban861/
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Brobant860/
Brabane860/
Bravante801,507/
Brobante8052/
Brabands8024/
Brajbhan803/
Bravandt803/
Brabahan801/
Brayband801/
Brahbane801/
Brabeanc801/
Brauband800/
Brabon77619/
Broban7766/
Bravan7765/
Brabam7712/
Brăban771/
Braivante756/
Brahabhan753/
Broibante751/
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Brabanova751/
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Brabham713,359/
Brawand71696/
Braybon71307/
Breabăn71289/
Brojban71276/
Broband7139/
Breband7111/
Bravand7110/
Brovant719/
Bhravan712/
Brobank711/
Brobont711/
Brosban711/
Browant710/
Brabond710/
Brabone710/
Brabaham671/
Bratvand671/
Brauvand671/
Vrawante671/
Brabhaam670/
Broobank670/

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