Brain Surname

29,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Brain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,6531:9,8561,451
Australia2,6241:10,2881,528
Ghana2,0781:13,0031,707
United States1,9701:183,98918,346
Wales8031:3,854418
Russia6031:239,01025,526
Papua New Guinea5691:14,3301,370
Canada5531:66,6297,708
Malaysia3741:78,8625,597
Argentina3331:128,35910,874
Chile2611:67,4962,795
New Zealand2461:18,4083,224
France2171:306,09546,684
South Africa1741:311,36629,669
Northern Ireland1531:12,0591,790
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Scotland1461:36,6703,548
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India1231:6,236,304144,239
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Belgium611:188,47025,041
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
China411:33,349,3061,770
Peru351:908,11818,273
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Marshall Islands51:10,3641,309
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Anguilla21:6,718471
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0101:8,0981,234
Wales1941:8,085501
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

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.

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) for O'Brain, q.v. (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bregen [apparently from brego = prince, king]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Brain, Anjou. Matthew de Brain occurs in Yorkshire 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Fr.; a personal name.

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

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.).

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

Brain Last Name Facts

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

Brain (Georgian: ბრაინ, Hindi: ब्रायन, Marathi: ाईन, Russian: Браин) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brain? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,518th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 401,606 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Brain live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 34,211th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 22,817 people.

Brain is most frequently used in England, where it is borne 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. Outside of England Brain is found in 128 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.

Brain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brain has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 414 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 913 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 208 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing 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 Republicans 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braine911,567/
Braion91214/
Brajin91135/
Bratin91125/
Braian9169/
Brasin9148/
Braint9144/
Braind9126/
Braien9121/
Braing9113/
Bracin9110/
Brayin917/
Bhrain912/
Braiin911/
Braihn910/
Bran8930,750/
Brattin83735/
Brausin83571/
Braione83190/
Brachin8376/
Braucin8341/
Brahsin8331/
Brayina8322/
Brayien8317/
Braggin8314/
Brassin8311/
Braisin8310/
Braiane833/
Brajion833/
Bracing832/
Braujin832/
Brajina832/
Braisne832/
Braiant832/
Braihan832/
Braingh831/
Braiten831/
Brahain831/
Braineh831/
Brating831/
Brahian831/
Braicin831/
Brainne831/
Bhraian831/
Braitin831/
Brhaian831/
Braatin830/
Braionn830/
Brasing830/
Braytin830/
Brasien830/
Braisen830/
Brasind830/
Braindt830/
Braun80288,013/
Brand80119,339/
Brant8023,810/
Brien8016,254/
Brhan8014,774/
Bruin807,686/
Brang805,520/
Brann805,273/
Brine804,424/
Braim802,191/
Broin801,168/
Brane80987/
Brean80955/
Brayn80399/
Brein80392/
Vrain80374/
Braen80218/
Braan80182/
Brahn80172/
Brgan8058/
Brinh8017/
Bhran8016/
Branh8014/
Brzan809/
Branq804/
Brhin804/
Brajn803/
Bramn802/
Brran802/
Bréan802/
Braën801/
Brijn801/
Wrain800/
Braggion771,294/
Brasienė77186/
Bratting7728/
Bragienė7721/
Braussin7720/
Brajienė776/
Braschin774/
Braggian774/
Brassing773/
Brainova773/
Braissen771/
Brauting771/
Brassink771/
Brausing771/
Brainová771/
Braianne771/
Brandt73171,880/
Brhane7353,049/
Braune7310,125/
Bruijn732,713/
Braund732,703/
Bretin732,373/
Broyan732,315/
Breant732,163/
Brehan732,022/
Brahyn731,182/
Brayan731,132/
Bramng731,082/
Brayne731,018/
Brujan73925/
Brajon73797/
Brojan73777/
Brahan73774/
Brauen73483/
Bresin73386/
Brysin73385/
Brasen73291/
Breine73242/
Brantt73227/
Braunn73205/
Braten73202/
Brayon73195/
Brajan73146/
Breien73146/
Brauhn73124/
Brađan73124/
Brayun73124/
Britin73108/
Bruine73103/
Breyan7397/
Brancq7391/
Bréant7391/
Breian7388/
Breand7383/
Broian7376/
Brayen7370/
Bricen7369/
Braynt7366/
Bratim7357/
Broine7356/
Brajen7356/
Briten7355/
Briyan7354/
Branne7351/
Brejan7347/
Brijan7343/
Brandh7342/
Broion7337/
Brisen7337/
Vraine7334/
Breion7333/
Briean7332/
Breanc7327/
Vracin7326/
Brasim7326/
Breang7322/
Bruing7322/
Brahun7320/
Brecin7320/
Bratne7320/
Bramne7318/
Brijon7317/
Brrang7314/
Bređan7313/
Bragne7313/
Wratin7313/
Bratyn7313/
Brisin7312/
Breann7310/
Brajim7310/
Bryjan7310/
Brantd739/
Bhroin738/
Broing738/
Brigne738/
Brannd736/
Brujin736/
Brawen736/
Bryian736/
Brzhan736/
Brayim736/
Braunt735/
Braung735/
Bhrane735/
Braimh735/
Brijen735/
Breane734/
Braumn734/
Wraing734/
Åbrant734/
Breșan734/
Braunh734/
Brienn733/
Brannt733/
Breing733/
Branhe733/
Brandd733/
Briyon733/
Bracen733/
Bruint733/
Bruyan732/
Braiem732/
Brancg732/
Brangh732/
Brétin732/
Briyen732/
Brytin732/
Brejin732/
Brhamn731/
Brycin731/
Brijin731/
Britne731/
Brittn731/
Broinn731/
Broyin731/
Brrien731/
D'Bran731/
Bhrang731/
Bhrant731/
Bruinn731/
Bruian731/
Brhaim731/
Breinn731/
Braïne731/
Brašen731/
Braynd731/
Brrhan731/
Breint731/
Brhand731/
Brhank731/
Brhing731/
Bricin731/
Brijne731/
Brioan731/
Bréand731/
Brățan731/
Brajín731/
Braant731/
Briian731/
Bhraim731/
Bhramn731/
Braiom731/
Bryien730/
Breean730/
Braehn730/
Branng730/
Bruion730/
Broien730/
Breuan730/
Broint730/
Brasne730/
Brrant730/
Breihn730/
Brihne730/
Breuin730/
Brannn730/
Brithn730/
Brausn730/
Brhant730/
Braamn730/
Braane730/
Bryion730/
Brassinne71377/
Brasching7152/
Brashchin716/
Braianova713/
Brajinová712/
Braatting712/
Britten679,079/
Bram675,719/
Braaten675,505/
Broutin674,212/
Bratten671,992/
Brahyna671,403/
Bruyant671,162/
Brechin67966/
Brittin67950/
Brausen67587/
Brettin67530/
Breihan67401/
Briggen67356/
Breiten67321/
Bruijne67309/
Broisin67294/
Brateng67254/
Brayant67213/
Vran67191/
Bressin67152/
Braihim67138/
Breuhan67116/
Brehant67109/
Broggin67105/
Brán67105/
Bruyand67103/
Breting6798/
Breiing6798/
Brauten6787/
Wran6778/
Brattén6778/
Broihan6777/
Branque6772/
Bhruyan6771/
Brassen6762/
Åbrandt6761/
Breyhan6749/
Brising6748/
Broyant6747/
Branova6745/
Bresien6735/
Brachen6732/
Bryssin6731/
Bruiant6728/
Briting6727/
Breggin6725/
Brayoun6721/
Brayong6720/
Brichin6715/
Brahyan6715/
Brhamne6714/
Brayent6713/
Broigne6713/
Brojahn6712/
Brissin6711/
Bresing6711/
Branndt6710/
Braundt6710/
Britink6710/
Brayand679/
Brandtt679/
Breiung679/
Brojcin679/
Bramngk679/
Brayang679/
Bryiant678/
Brisend678/
Brajneh678/
Brayane676/
Briyant676/
Braiham675/
Brichen674/
Bhramne674/
Braacen674/
Brisint674/
Breihyn674/
Breeann673/
Breandt673/
Bhrajan673/
Briyang673/
Braunne673/
Bhramnd673/
Brissen672/
Braatne672/
D'Brant672/
Breaten672/
Briscen672/
Brittne672/
Brahiom672/
Bràn672/
Brachim672/
Broysin672/
Briyane672/
Branová672/
Brujane672/
Brayanh672/
Breanne672/
Braggen671/
Wrattin671/
Brieann671/
Breiant671/
Breihun671/
Breitng671/
Brychin671/
Brisenq671/
Brisent671/
Briyent671/
Briyone671/
Brogien671/
Brojina671/
Brraten671/
Braihem671/
Brancgh671/
Brawend671/
Braynnt671/
Breacen671/
Bhrhane671/
Brayend671/
Brahant671/
Branddt671/
Geebran671/
Breijne671/
Brausín671/
Brawent671/
Brayhan671/
Brayont671/
Brattne671/
Brouyan671/
Bruijjn671/
Breioen671/
Brejank671/
Briiant671/
Bryyant671/
Bréchin671/
Bréting671/
Brahann671/
Brahçim671/
Brantdt671/
D'Braun671/
D'Brien671/
Bruiang671/
Braandt671/
Brehand671/
Bhrayan671/
Breitin671/
Brejion671/
Branchz671/
Brahyon671/
Brhayen671/
Brayaun671/
Brayhen671/
Brayonn671/
Braytne671/
Brayung671/
Brjn671/
Bruione671/
Breiann670/
Breyann670/
Bruinck670/
Brahaun670/
Brayten670/
Breihen670/
Breihon670/
Brujant670/
Broione670/
Brateen670/
Bruggin670/
Brujina670/
Wraiten670/
Brawene670/
Breanck670/
Broisen670/
Brehang670/
Brauyan670/
Breisen670/
Broient670/
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Bryient670/
Broiant670/

Brain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brain in the Georgian language
ბრაინbrain-
Brain in the Hindi language
ब्रायनbrayana33.33
ब्राईनbra'ina33.33
ब्राइनbra'ina27.78
ब्रैनbraina5.56
Brain in the Marathi language
ाईनa'ina33.33
ाइनa'ina16.67
राँिrami16.67
रािrai8.33
ैनaina8.33
भााईनbhaa'ina8.33
बोकारोाइनbokaroa'ina8.33
Brain in the Russian language
Браинbrain-

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