Brandish Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brandish Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brandish.' a parish in Suffolk.

Robert de Brundis, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edmund de Brandish, rector of Castor, Norfolk, 1349, 'buried at Brandish, in Suffolk': History of Norfolk.

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Brandish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Brandish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brandish.' a parish in Suffolk.

Robert de Brundis, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Edmund de Brandish, rector of Castor, Norfolk, 1349, 'buried at Brandish, in Suffolk': History of Norfolk.

1601. Robert Brundish: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Brandish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brandish is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brandish? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brandish is the 1,111,382nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. Brandish is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Brandish are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Brandish is most common in: Norfolk, where 35 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 32 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent are found. Other than England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Brandish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brandish has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brandish surname expanded 309 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 285 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brandish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brandish last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brandish surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Brandish earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brandisch940/
Brandis932,762/
Branditsch891/
Brandeis88864/
Brandies88251/
Brandist88110/
Brandich8849/
Brandisz8848/
Brandise8846/
Brandais8814/
Brandiss8810/
Brandois882/
Braindis881/
Branddis881/
Branndis881/
Brandesh881/
Brandi8612,639/
Brandeisz826/
Brandiezs824/
Brandeith820/
Braindeis820/
Brandes8021,390/
Brandys802,515/
Brandie80182/
Braundi80101/
Brandeh8081/
Brandic8075/
Brandiz8070/
Brandýs8066/
Brondis8031/
Brandit8011/
Brandai8011/
Brandix809/
Brandio806/
Brandoi803/
Brandii802/
Brandič802/
Brandès802/
Brahndi801/
Brayndi801/
Brandyh801/
Brandei801/
Breandi801/
Brandhi800/
Brandisová7829/
Brandisova784/
Brandejs75636/
Braindeh7565/
Brandhøj7545/
Brandess7534/
Brandaia7528/
Brandajs7515/
Brandych7513/
Brándisz7513/
Brandhoj7511/
Brandice754/
Brondies754/
Brandeiz754/
Vrandich753/
Brandhoy753/
Brandoit753/
Brandeus752/
Brandhed752/
Brandese751/
Brandges751/
Brandher751/
Brasindi751/
Brzandeh751/
Brandest750/
Brandeys750/
Brandeisová7413/
Brandeisova741/
Branda716,990/
Brandy714,516/
Brondi711,361/
Brande711,223/
Brandeitz715/
Brandé715/
Brandease713/
Brandhoij712/
Brand'hui711/
Brandeeth711/
Brandesse711/
Brandý711/
Bramdi711/
Brander676,965/
Brandet67164/
Brandysová67153/
Brandez67138/
Brandýsová6783/
Branday6760/
Brondes6754/
Brandea6743/
Brondys6734/
Brandee6721/
Vrondis6717/
Brandesova6712/
Branduy6712/
Brandysova6712/
Brandey6710/
Breanda6710/
Broundi678/
Braundy678/
Bramdit677/
Brandesová677/
Brondič674/
Bramdai674/
Brandoa674/
Brandeu673/
Brondie672/
Brainda672/
Brainde672/
Braindy671/
Bramdes671/
Braunde671/
Brandyś671/
Brandda671/
Brandex671/
Braimdi671/
Branded670/

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