Braswell Surname

27,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,680 people bear this surname

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

Braswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,5961:18,4972,325
Panama201:195,6135,661
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8781:26,7413,288

Braswell (104) may also be a first name.

Braswell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Braswell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Braswell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Braswell? popularity and diffusion

Braswell is the 27,310th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 370,302 people. Braswell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Braswell are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Braswell is also the 925,156th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 104 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 19,596 people, or 1 in 18,497. In The United States Braswell is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 20 percent are found, Georgia, where 19 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Braswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Braswell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Braswell last name rose 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Braswell are 11.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Braswell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $39,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.15% less than the national average, earning $40,664 CAD per year.

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Braswell Reference & Research

Braswell FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Braswell FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Braswell
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