Brattan Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brattan Surname Definition:

(Irish-Latin) Briton [Irish Breatan: v. Brittan] (English) for Bratton, q.v.

Brattan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:346,07525,095
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Austria121:709,62061,025
Wales61:515,75523,171
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Brattan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish-Latin) Briton [Irish Breatan: v. Brittan] (English) for Bratton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brattan Last Name Facts

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

Brattan occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brattan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brattan is the 847,909th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Brattan live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 43 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Brattan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brattan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Brattan surname rose 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brattan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brattan surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brattan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.4% more than the national average, earning $60,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,580 CAD per year.

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