Brackenbury Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brackenbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brackenbury,' a parish in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

Jordan de Brakenberhe, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Brackenbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1751:47,4205,960
United States6831:530,68744,164
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Australia1351:199,96819,617
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6551:37,2144,818
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Brackenbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brackenbury,' a parish in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

Jordan de Brakenberhe, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Bracumbergh, Yorkshire, 20 Edward. I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

William de Brakenberch, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Brakenbergh, 34 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Brackenberewe, Lincolnshire Writs of Parliament.

1692. Richard Brackenbury: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Brackenbury or Brack- enborough = the Fern-Hill [v. under Bracken, and + Scandinavian berg = Old English beorg, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently from Brackenborough, co. Lincoln, in which shire the family are still seated. They claim to be of Norman descent. See B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The old gentle family of Brackenbury, of Gainford, in the 16th and 17th centuries (Walbran's "Gainford") is now scantily represented in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Brackenburys evidently take their name from the Lincolnshire parish of Brackenborough. John Brackenbury was mayor of Boston in 1719 (T.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brackenbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brackenbury is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brackenbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,338th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,063,281 people. The surname Brackenbury occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Brackenbury reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,175 people, or 1 in 47,420. In England Brackenbury is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 22 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Brackenbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brackenbury has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brackenbury last name grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brackenbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brackenbury surname are 2.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brackenbury earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.21% more than the national average, earning 429,861 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $42,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,226 CAD per year.

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