Brassington Surname

120,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brassington Surname Definition:

A chapelry in co. Derby.

Brassington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2421:24,8523,422
United States5211:695,69955,085
Australia5171:52,2166,443
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Wales881:35,1653,495
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Scotland211:254,94412,577
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1861:20,5532,913
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Brassington (46) may also be a first name.

Brassington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A chapelry in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Although Derbyshire was originally the home of the Brassingtons, where they derived heir name from a township near Wirksworth, the name is now more numerous across the Staffordshire border in the district of Stoke - upon - Trent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brassington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brassington is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brassington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 120,258th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,910,235 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Brassington reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,484,914th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 46 people.

Brassington is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,242 people, or 1 in 24,852. In England Brassington is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 23 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Brassington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brassington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brassington last name grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brassington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brassington last name is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brassington surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brassington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.9% less than the national average, earning R 52,524 per year; in United States they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $43,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $51,552 CAD per year.

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