Brackan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brackan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brackan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Braćkan (49) & Bračkan (9) are calculated separately.

Brackan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brackan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Braćkan or Bračkan. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brackan.

How Common Is The Last Name Brackan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brackan is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Brackan live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brackan is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Brackan is most prevalent in: Texas, where 70 percent live and New York, where 30 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live.

Brackan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brackan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brackan last name fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brackan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Brackan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Brackan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brackan
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