Brandreth Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Brandreth Surname Definition:
(English) a nickname; or metonymic for a Firedog or Firegrate Maker [Middle English brandreth, Old English brandrida, a firedog, grate: cp. Scot, brandreth, a gridiron]
Brandreth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 590 | 1:94,437 | 10,093 |
| United States | 204 | 1:1,776,759 | 116,838 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 296 | 1:82,349 | 8,789 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Brandreth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) a nickname; or metonymic for a Firedog or Firegrate Maker [Middle English brandreth, Old English brandrida, a firedog, grate: cp. Scot, brandreth, a gridiron]
Probably the same as Brandard. See Brand.
Bailey defines this name "the curb of a well,"but I think the name is local, and may be derived as follows: Bran, both Welsh and Gaelic, signifies a swift river, and dreth, the sandy shore or strand. Brandreth may also mean the sandy shore frequented by wild—fowl, from Bran, a crow, and dreth, as above. Brwyndreth, in Welsh, denotes the shore abounding with rushes, from brwyn, rushes, and treth, the shore. I prefer, however, to use Bran in the sense of dark, black, and then we have the "dark shore," or water, or a place on the shore of the river Bran.
A location name in Cumberland.
Brandreth Demographics
Brandreth Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brandreth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brandreth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brandreth is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brandreth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 336,335th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname Brandreth is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Brandreth reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Brandreth is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 590 people, or 1 in 94,437. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 21 percent reside, Merseyside, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Brandreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brandreth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brandreth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brandreth last name are 17.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.45% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brandreth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.32% more than the national average, earning R 274,056 per year; in United States they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $47,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $58,834 CAD per year.
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