Brainard Surname
Approximately 5,724 people bear this surname
Brainard Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Brandhard (sword, hard).
Brainard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,474 | 1:66,215 | 7,728 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ecuador | 29 | 1:548,477 | 11,265 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,434 | 1:20,632 | 2,614 |
Brainard (491) may also be a first name.
Brainard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendant of Brandhard (sword, hard).
Brainard Demographics
Average Brainard Salary in
United States
$46,085 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brainard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brainard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brainard is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brainard? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brainard is the 84,420th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,273,156 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Brainard live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 383,498th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 491 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,474 people, or 1 in 66,215. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Brainard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brainard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brainard last name rose 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brainard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Brainard surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brainard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $46,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.79% less than the national average, earning $40,843 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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