Braybrook Surname

210,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Braybrook Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Braybrooke = the Brook by the Brae [v. under Bray, and + Middle English broc, Old English bróc] Henry de Braybroc.—Hundred Rolls

Braybrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0081:55,2766,715
Australia3931:68,6918,159
Canada2941:125,32513,101
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tonga11:107,313791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5881:41,4555,235
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Braybrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Braybrooke = the Brook by the Brae [v. under Bray, and + Middle English broc, Old English bróc] Henry de Braybroc.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

BRAYBROOK: A parish in Northampt. Robert de Braibroc was a baron by tenure temp. King John.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Braybrook Last Name Facts

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

Braybrook is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Braybrook.

How Common Is The Last Name Braybrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,850th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,723,835 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Braybrook reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,008 people, or 1 in 55,276. In England Braybrook is mostly found in: Essex, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Braybrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Braybrook has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Braybrook last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Braybrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Braybrook surname are 44.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Braybrook earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $47,120 CAD per year.

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