Bray-Cotton Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bray-Cotton Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Bray & Cotton.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bray-Cotton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Bray-Cotton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bray-Cotton Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bray-Cotton occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bray-Cotton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bray-Cotton is the 3,543,123rd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Bray-Cotton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Bray-Cotton live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 36 percent reside, West Sussex, where 24 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braycotton9558/
Bractton841/
Bracton781/
Brackton740/
Brachton740/
Pree-Cotton732/
Buractaon7017/
Brogetton700/
Brecotten700/
Bracketon700/
Bragton6720/
Braoughton676/
Brakton674/
Brogton672/
Preecotton672/
Brocton672/
Brecton671/
Bracten671/
Practon671/
Brokton670/
Bricton670/
Bructon670/

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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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  • 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 Bray-Cotton
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