Bransby Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Bransby Surname Definition:

A parish in Yorkshire, and a township in Lincolnshire.

Bransby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3401:163,87715,242
Australia1971:137,03414,802
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Bransby (205) may also be a first name.

Bransby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Yorkshire, and a township in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bransby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bransby is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bransby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 410,688th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,573,583 people. The last name Bransby is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Bransby reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 632,267th most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 205 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 163,877. In England Bransby is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent live and Suffolk, where 6 percent live. Barring England Bransby occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Bransby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bransby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bransby last name increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 554 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bransby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bransby last name are 42.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 89.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bransby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning R 267,336 per year and in United States they earn 22.78% more than the national average, earning $52,978 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brainsby9333/
Bramsby865/
Wramsby7127/
Bransue710/
Bramsway6716/
Broomsby671/
Branswich637/
Braunschwe592/
Braunswich591/
Braunschwei561/
Bramsved5318/
Braunschweit531/
Branchue531/

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