Branton Surname

80,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Branton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Branton.' Branton, or Brampton, is a hamlet in the parish of Cantley, West Riding Yorks; v. Brampton.

Johannes Branton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1665. Edward Husbands and Mary Branton: Marriage Lic.

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Branton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8711:93,63410,514
England1,0021:55,6076,747
Canada6961:52,9396,345
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Ireland201:235,4479,345
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales131:238,04114,239
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France71:9,488,960336,266
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5221:46,6965,791
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

Branton (1,856) may also be a first name.

Branton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Branton.' Branton, or Brampton, is a hamlet in the parish of Cantley, West Riding Yorks; v. Brampton.

Johannes Branton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1665. Edward Husbands and Mary Branton: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Branton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Branton (Russian: Брантон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Branton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,953rd most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,212,974 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Branton are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Branton is also the 176,817th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 1,856 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,871 people, or 1 in 93,634. In The United States Branton is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Branton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Branton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Branton last name rose 944 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 667 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Branton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Branton last name is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Branton surname are 28.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Branton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.51% less than the national average, earning $41,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Branton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Branton in the Russian language
Брантонbranton-

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