Bratherton Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bratherton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bratherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2481:224,67018,849
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bratherton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bratherton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bratherton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 928,396th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bratherton are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Bratherton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 224,670. In England Bratherton is most common in: Cheshire, where 43 percent reside, Merseyside, where 21 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Bratherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bratherton has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bratherton surname rose 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bratherton Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bratherton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.79% less than the national average, earning $36,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breatherton955/
Brotherton9010,891/
Bretherton903,315/
Brothetrton861/
Brothterton861/
Breetherton861/
Broterton843/
D'Brotherton821/
Brothertom801/
Brothertan800/
Brotharton800/
Brotterton800/
Wrotherton800/

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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 Bratherton
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