Brayshaw Surname

136,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brayshaw Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the Brae- Wood [v. under Bray, and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] 2 for Bradshaw, q.v.

Brayshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5731:35,4224,667
Australia7491:36,0424,746
United States4481:809,06062,242
Canada1781:206,99820,123
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Namibia31:803,13415,170
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0931:22,3013,135
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Brayshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the Brae- Wood [v. under Bray, and + Middle English shaw(e, Old English sc(e)aga, a wood] 2 for Bradshaw, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in North of England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Brayshaw Last Name Facts

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

Brayshaw is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brayshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,245th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,211,698 people. The last name Brayshaw is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Brayshaw reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,573 people, or 1 in 35,422. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 27 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Brayshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brayshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brayshaw last name rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brayshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brayshaw surname are 2.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Brayshaw earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning R 233,952 per year; in United States they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning $52,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $50,540 CAD per year.

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