Brackett Surname

33,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Brackett Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) the French Bracquet, Brachet, dims. of Old French brac(he: v. Brack 1

Brackett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5931:24,8383,121
Canada3741:98,51810,711
Jamaica2681:10,7091,132
England1771:314,79123,605
Belize731:4,870861
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Australia271:999,84158,390
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4761:20,2822,564

Brackett (69) may also be a first name.

Brackett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) the French Bracquet, Brachet, dims. of Old French brac(he: v. Brack 1

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the little hunting dog.

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

From the Flemish, Brachert; from the French, Braquet; a personal name.

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

Brackett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brackett is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brackett? popularity and diffusion

Brackett is the 33,934th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 465,926 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brackett live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brackett is also the 1,171,416th most frequent given name globally It is held by 69 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 14,593 people, or 1 in 24,838. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 11 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Brackett occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent are found and Jamaica, where 2 percent are found.

Brackett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brackett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brackett surname rose 589 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 8 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brackett Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brackett last name are 15.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Brackett earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $42,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $48,020 CAD per year.

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Brackett Reference & Research

Brackett FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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Footnotes

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