Braunton Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Braunton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Braunton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471

Braunton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Braunton is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Braunton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Braunton is the 970,883rd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Braunton live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 40 percent live, Cornwall, where 13 percent live and City of Bristol, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Braunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braunton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Braunton surname increased 311 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braunton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Braunton last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Braunton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.76% more than the national average, earning $61,985 CAD per year.

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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 Braunton
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