Brakspear Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Brakspear Surname Definition:

From Braceby (?); a location name in Lincolnshire See Shakespeare and Winspear.

Brakspear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Brakspear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Braceby (?); a location name in Lincolnshire See Shakespeare and Winspear.

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

Brakspear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brakspear is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brakspear? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brakspear is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Brakspear is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Brakspear reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is most frequent in: Somerset, where 32 percent reside, West Sussex, where 21 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 13 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Brakspear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brakspear has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brakspear Last Name Statistics demography

Brakspear earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.34% less than the national average, earning 234,157 kr per year.

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