Brastow Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brastow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brastow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Brastow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brastow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brastow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Brastow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brastow reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Brastow is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 31 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Washington, where 12 percent are found.

Brastow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brastow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brastow last name fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brastow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brastow surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Brastow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bradstow931/
Braxstow930/
Brastowe930/
Braistow930/
Brostow8645/
Brastov8614/
Brestow862/
Brattow861/
Brastoff8018/
Brastova807/
Bratov77650/
Brataw774/
Bratova71506/
Brestov7124/
Bratovz719/
Bratoff717/
Breitow713/
Bratovš713/
Brostov712/
Bratovs711/
Brattov711/
Brostoff67243/
Brathova6794/
Brathovd6726/
Brestoff6718/
Bresthoff630/
Brotov626/
Vratov623/
Brotova579/
Brotoft577/
Breytov576/
Brothof571/
Vrattof571/
Brotoff571/
Broitof570/
Brattabø5346/
Breithof5312/
Breitoft533/
Breytova531/
Breithoff5072/
Breitgoff5034/
Breithopf501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brastow
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