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 is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brattan.

How Common Is The Last Name Brattan? popularity and diffusion

Brattan is the 847,909th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Brattan reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

Brattan is most widespread in England, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England Brattan is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 43 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found 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 prevalency of Brattan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brattan last name 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 contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brattan Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brattan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the 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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