Bragdon Surname

156,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,798 people bear this surname

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

Bragdon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bragdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5481:142,25214,762
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9161:54,8246,153

Bragdon Last Name Facts

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

Bragdon is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bragdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 156,463rd most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,604,555 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bragdon live; 98 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,548 people, or 1 in 142,252. In The United States Bragdon is mostly found in: Maine, where 23 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.

Bragdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bragdon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bragdon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Bragdon last name are 13.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bragdon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $43,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brangdon931/
Brogdon866,174/
Bragdan860/
Bragdom860/
Bregdon860/
Brogdonn806/
Brougdon802/
Broughdon751/
Brogdan7127/
Bregdan712/
Brogdom710/
Bragdam710/
Brogdun710/

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Bragdon Reference & Research

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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 Bragdon
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