Brathwait Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Brathwait Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Braithwaite.' (t) A hamlet in township of Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire; (a) a hamlet in parish of Keighley, Yorkshire; (3) a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.

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Brathwait Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Brathwait Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Braithwaite.' (t) A hamlet in township of Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire; (a) a hamlet in parish of Keighley, Yorkshire; (3) a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.

Alan de Bratthethwait, kosert 20 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Geoffrey de Braytweyt, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Brathwayt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Brathwat, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Brathwayt, 1379: ibid.

1744. Married — Mr. Benjamin Brathwait and Mrs. Emery Coles: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1750. — William Braithwaite and Mary Crowthers: ibid.

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

An English surname. There are two places of the name in Yorkshire and one in Cumberland. The name is found in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century as Breathit and Breathwit (Edinb. Marr.). George Brathwait took the oath in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 455), and Jean Braithwaite appears in Dumfries, 1750 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A township in Cumberland. De Bratwayt occurs in H.R. in co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Braithwaite is a characteristic north of England name, occurring in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Yorkshire, and Lancashire. A Cumberland parish and West Riding hamlets are thus called. An ancient Westmoreland family of Brathwaite or Braithwaite resided at Ambleside, near Kendal, in the 16th and 17th centuries, and afterwards at Warcop and Burneside; to this family belonged Richard Brathwaite, the poet, who was born in 1588 (N. and N. B.). The mayors of Kendal in 1746, 1791, 1820, and 1825, bore the name (N.), which is still represented in the town. Christopher Braithwaite was mayor of Ripon in 1711 (Gent's "Ripon"). De Bratwayt was a Yorkshire surname in the 13th century (H. R.).

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

Brathwait Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brathwait is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brathwait click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brathwait? popularity and diffusion

Brathwait is the 4,307,654th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brathwait are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Brathwait is most frequent in: New York, where 41 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Brathwait Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brathwait has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brathwait last name decreased 72 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brathwait Last Name Statistics demography

Brathwait earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $55,106 USD per year.

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