Brainson Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Brainson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brainson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Brainson (24) may also be a first name.

Brainson Last Name Facts

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

Brainson is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brainson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Brainson is mostly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Brainson live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brainson is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The last name Brainson is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Brainson is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 29 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Brainson exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Brainson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brainson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brainson surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brainson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brainson surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Brainson earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 134.45% more than the national average, earning $101,161 USD per year.

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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 Brainson
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