Brearey Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brearey Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Briar- Island (or Low Riparian Land) [Old English brér + i(e)g] 2 the Briar-Hey (Enclosure or Field) [Old English brér + haga]

Brearey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2041:273,12821,453
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Panama91:434,6958,518
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brearey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Briar- Island (or Low Riparian Land) [Old English brér + i(e)g] 2 the Briar-Hey (Enclosure or Field) [Old English brér + haga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brearey Last Name Facts

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

Brearey occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brearey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 703,644th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Brearey reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 273,128. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 46 percent reside, Devon, where 9 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Barring England Brearey occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Brearey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brearey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brearey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brearey are 7.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brearey earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning $62,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breary92350/
Breare92166/
Breyare8634/
Brierey862/
Breurey860/
Brearer860/
Breares860/
Brary83158/
Brery83153/
Brare8357/
Brere8353/
Brieriey802/
Breherey801/
Briere7713,053/
Broere772,796/
Bruere771,092/
Breure77846/
Braure77582/
Briery77218/
Braire77191/
Briare7770/
Bryere7751/
Breyre7727/
Breres7714/
Breret7710/
Bhrare774/
Brarer773/
Brerie772/
Braroe772/
Broery772/
Breire771/
Breore771/
Breray771/
Brirey771/
Brarej771/
Brarge771/
Bhrere771/
Braere771/
Breere771/
Braray771/
Brarie771/
Briary770/
Brasry770/
Brared770/
Brerry770/
Bruery770/
Bryare770/
Bretre770/
Brayre770/
Brerer770/
Bruyere717,827/
Brierre71570/
Brauere7178/
Bruerre7166/
Brawery7165/
Brayere7114/
Breyere719/
Bruiere719/
Broyere715/
Browere714/
Braurer714/
Breiere714/
Brehara713/
Briareu713/
Breurer712/
Brieriy712/
Briyere712/
Briiere711/
Braresh711/
Brujere711/
Breuret711/
Brihary711/
Brégere711/
Briares710/
Brijere710/
Brattry710/
Brarret710/
Bratred710/
Brera67990/
Brari67501/
Brara67273/
Brire67225/
Bruyeres67131/
Bruyerre67109/
Bruhiere6761/
Breri6749/
Bregiere6749/
Brouyere6740/
Bratreit6722/
Bratrych6710/
Bruggere679/
Briggery674/
Briattre673/
Brargeja672/
Vrere671/
Bruyiere671/
Bratriya671/
Vrary671/
Wrathrey671/
Breatriz671/
Brauerei671/
Brujiere671/
Breuresh671/
Briorrey671/
Wrere671/
Briry670/
Wrary670/

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