Brain Surname
Approximately 18,146 people bear this surname
Brain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Possibly a form of Brand, but this is a mere guess.
Alicia Brayn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Helena Brayn, Huntingdonshire ibid.
John Brayn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBrain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,653 | 1:9,856 | 1,451 |
| Australia | 2,624 | 1:10,288 | 1,528 |
| Ghana | 2,078 | 1:13,003 | 1,707 |
| United States | 1,970 | 1:183,989 | 18,346 |
| Wales | 803 | 1:3,854 | 418 |
| Russia | 603 | 1:239,010 | 25,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 569 | 1:14,330 | 1,370 |
| Canada | 553 | 1:66,629 | 7,708 |
| Malaysia | 374 | 1:78,862 | 5,597 |
| Argentina | 333 | 1:128,359 | 10,874 |
| Chile | 261 | 1:67,496 | 2,795 |
| New Zealand | 246 | 1:18,408 | 3,224 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| South Africa | 174 | 1:311,366 | 29,669 |
| Northern Ireland | 153 | 1:12,059 | 1,790 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Scotland | 146 | 1:36,670 | 3,548 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| India | 123 | 1:6,236,304 | 144,239 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| China | 41 | 1:33,349,306 | 1,770 |
| Peru | 35 | 1:908,118 | 18,273 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Belarus | 27 | 1:351,891 | 37,455 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Isle of Man | 20 | 1:4,291 | 899 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 1:9,402,310 | 46,838 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,010 | 1:8,098 | 1,234 |
| Wales | 194 | 1:8,085 | 501 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 358 | 1:140,276 | 13,217 |
Brain (22,817) may also be a first name.
Brain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Possibly a form of Brand, but this is a mere guess.
Alicia Brayn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Helena Brayn, Huntingdonshire ibid.
John Brayn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
1580. Thomas Braine and Hellen Maskall: Marriage Lic. (London).
1751. Married — Richard Brain and Catherine Martin: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Thomas Brayne of Baldowy, witness in 1462 (Laing, 149), and David Brane, artium magister, 1477 (Cawdor, p. 63). David Brane, witness in Aberdeen, 1492 (REA., I, p. 331). John Brane signed the Band of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66), Roger Brain in Allegawin, parish of Glenbervie, 1601, and four more of the name are recorded in Brechin Commissariot Record. Katherine Brayn appears in Harvestoun, parish of Kynneff, 1605 (St. Andrews), and John Brane in Gleddisholme, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 406). In RPC., 3. ser. X the name is equated in the index with Brand. It may derive from Brain in Cote-d'Or, or from Braine in Ouse (Baring-Gould, p. 256).
(Celtic) for O'Brain, q.v. (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bregen [apparently from brego = prince, king]
From Brain, Anjou. Matthew de Brain occurs in Yorkshire 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Fr.; a personal name.
A family of Brain held lands in the parish of Little Dean from the time of Elizabeth up to last century (A.), and the name still occurs there. The Brains also owned the manor of Stanton 300 years ago (R.). This is an ancient English name: it was represented in Hunts in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Brain Demographics
Average Brain Salary in
United States
$47,633 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brain (Georgian: ბრაინ, Hindi: ब्रायन, Marathi: ाईन, Russian: Браин) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brain.
How Common Is The Last Name Brain? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brain is the 29,518th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 401,606 people. Brain occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Brain are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 34,211th most widespread first name globally It is held by 22,817 people.
Brain is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 5,653 people, or 1 in 9,856. In England Brain is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 17 percent live, West Midlands, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Beside England Brain occurs in 128 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.
Brain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brain has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brain last name grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 913 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 208 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (85%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Brain are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Brain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 432.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 103,237 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.43% less than the national average, earning R 160,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning $21,845,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $54,411 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brain in the Georgian language | ||
| ბრაინ | brain | - |
| Brain in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रायन | brayana | 33.33 |
| ब्राईन | bra'ina | 33.33 |
| ब्राइन | bra'ina | 27.78 |
| ब्रैन | braina | 5.56 |
| Brain in the Marathi language | ||
| ाईन | a'ina | 33.33 |
| ाइन | a'ina | 16.67 |
| राँि | rami | 16.67 |
| राि | rai | 8.33 |
| ैन | aina | 8.33 |
| भााईन | bhaa'ina | 8.33 |
| बोकारोाइन | bokaroa'ina | 8.33 |
| Brain in the Russian language | ||
| Браин | brain | - |
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