Breathwaite Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Breathwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Braithwaite.' (t) A hamlet in township of Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire; (a) a hamlet in parish of Keighley, Yorkshire; (3) a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.

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Breathwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Breathwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Braithwaite.' (t) A hamlet in township of Dacre, near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire; (a) a hamlet in parish of Keighley, Yorkshire; (3) a hamlet in parish of Kirk Bramwith, near Doncaster.

Alan de Bratthethwait, kosert 20 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Geoffrey de Braytweyt, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Brathwayt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Brathwat, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus de Brathwayt, 1379: ibid.

1744. Married — Mr. Benjamin Brathwait and Mrs. Emery Coles: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1750. — William Braithwaite and Mary Crowthers: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An English surname. There are two places of the name in Yorkshire and one in Cumberland. The name is found in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century as Breathit and Breathwit (Edinb. Marr.). George Brathwait took the oath in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 455), and Jean Braithwaite appears in Dumfries, 1750 (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Braithwaite (broad clearing), the name of places in Cumberland and Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Cumberland. De Bratwayt occurs in H.R. in co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Braithwaite is a characteristic north of England name, occurring in Westmoreland, Cumberland, Yorkshire, and Lancashire. A Cumberland parish and West Riding hamlets are thus called. An ancient Westmoreland family of Brathwaite or Braithwaite resided at Ambleside, near Kendal, in the 16th and 17th centuries, and afterwards at Warcop and Burneside; to this family belonged Richard Brathwaite, the poet, who was born in 1588 (N. and N. B.). The mayors of Kendal in 1746, 1791, 1820, and 1825, bore the name (N.), which is still represented in the town. Christopher Braithwaite was mayor of Ripon in 1711 (Gent's "Ripon"). De Bratwayt was a Yorkshire surname in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Breathwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Breathwaite is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Breathwaite.

How Common Is The Last Name Breathwaite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Breathwaite is the 2,555,468th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Breathwaite live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States Breathwaite is primarily found in: Virginia, where 47 percent are found, Colorado, where 16 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Breathwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Breathwaite has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Breathwaite last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Breathwaite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Breathwaite last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Breathwaite earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year.

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