Brailsford Surname

113,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brailsford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brailsford,' a parish in Derbyshire and the Diocese Lichfield.

Robert de Brailisford.Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Braylesford, 1301, Derbyshire Writs of Parliament.

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Brailsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1041:26,4823,618
United States1,4171:255,79324,226
Australia1841:146,71615,637
Canada1131:326,06729,799
Scotland951:56,3564,696
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Wales331:93,7747,567
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0531:23,1483,226
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Brailsford (13) may also be a first name.

Brailsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brailsford,' a parish in Derbyshire and the Diocese Lichfield.

Robert de Brailisford.Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Braylesford, 1301, Derbyshire Writs of Parliament.

1660. Theophilus Brailsford and Mary Oliver: Marriage Alleg. (Westminster).

1678. Thomas Byfeld and Ann Braylesford: ibid.

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

(English) belongingto Brailsford, A.D. 1273 Brailisford (Derbyshire) =? Bruegel's, or perh. Bregwald’s Ford [O.E .ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Derby, possessed by the family from Nicholas de B. temp. Henry II., till temp. Richard II. Lysons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Derbyshire.

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

Brailsford Last Name Facts

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

Brailsford is found most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brailsford.

How Common Is The Last Name Brailsford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,312th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,784,851 people. Brailsford occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Brailsford reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,104 people, or 1 in 26,482. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 23 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found. Other than England Brailsford occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Brailsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brailsford has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brailsford last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brailsford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brailsford last name are 4.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brailsford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.97% more than the national average, earning R 413,412 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,013 CAD per year.

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Brailsford Reference & Research

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Bradford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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