Brearton Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brearton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brearton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
England1321:422,10728,563
Canada391:944,75971,777
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Brearton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brearton has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brearton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 707,442nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The last name Brearton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Brearton reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Brearton is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Utah, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States Brearton exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Brearton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brearton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brearton surname rose 349 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brearton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brearton surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brearton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning $57,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breareton940/
Brerton9321/
Brarton931/
Brierton88810/
Bruerton88192/
Bryerton88186/
Briarton8879/
Brairton8838/
Brertton8838/
Breerton887/
Brerrton885/
Brerthon881/
Breirton880/
Braerton880/
Bryarton880/
Brayerton8230/
Broyerton820/
Breyerton820/
Breuerton820/
Brirton800/
Brourton753/
Briartan751/
Brartuń671/

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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 Brearton
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