Brebner Surname

213,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,930 people bear this surname

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

Brebner Surname Definition:

The old form was Brabener, 'the Brabander,' i.e. a native of Brabant. In the Caithness pronunciation of the name the medial b is sometimes heard. Artificers and traders from the Low Countries of the continent settled in Aberdeenshire and elsewhere on the East Coast at an early date.

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Brebner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
New Zealand3321:13,6402,373
Australia3081:87,64810,106
England2721:204,84617,761
Scotland2491:21,5012,475
Canada1701:216,73920,919
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Israel101:855,76354,181
France91:7,380,302306,885
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Wales81:386,81619,671
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Samoa41:48,452659
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3401:11,0091,371
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Brebner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The old form was Brabener, 'the Brabander,' i.e. a native of Brabant. In the Caithness pronunciation of the name the medial b is sometimes heard. Artificers and traders from the Low Countries of the continent settled in Aberdeenshire and elsewhere on the East Coast at an early date. "The braboner, or webster craft, or weaver trade, holds the eighth place amongst the nine trades" of Dundee (Warden, Burgh laws of Dundee, p. 503). The name was common in East Ross, Mar, and Strathdon in the sixteenth century. Walter Brabounare held a tenement in Irvine, Ayrshire, in 1418—26 (Irvine, I, 126,130), and Gerard de Brabancia, medicus, held a tenement in Glasgow, 1486 (REG., p. 450). Agnus Brebner witnessed an Elgin document of 1489 (Laing, 235), Alexander Brabanar was tenant of the Twa Half Dawakkis (i.e. davochs), Aidmanoch, 1504 (ER., XII, p. 660), and Thomas Brabnair is mentioned in a precept of 1521 (Cawdor, p. 143). Andrew Brabnere was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1507 (NSCM., I, p. 44), Patrick Brebner is recorded in Strathdee, 1527, and John Brabonar was tenant of Dalmoloak in 1539 (ER., XVII, p. 671). William Brabner was a 'quhytfischer' in Futtie, 1601 (CRA., p. 217), Dod mcAllisr vic finlay Brembner is in record, 1649 (IDR., p. 367), and James Brimner was servitor to John, earl of Atholl, 1630 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 559). Alexander Brymner, burgess of Stirling, 1775 (Stirling). Brabanere 1565, Brabiner 1595, Brabnar 1550, Braboner 1653, Brabuner 1541, Braymer 1681, Brebener 1641, Breboner 1540, Brember 1685, Brimmer 1760, Brobner 1662; Brabanner, Brabener, Brabin, Braibner, Brebiner, Brebner, Bremner, Brender, Brymer 1681.

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

For Brabner, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Native of Bremen in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Brebner Last Name Facts

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

Brebner is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brebner? popularity and diffusion

Brebner is the 213,360th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,775,931 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 34 percent of Brebner live; 33 percent live in Australasia and 33 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 1,053,660. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 17 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Brebner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brebner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brebner last name increased 930 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 555 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brebner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brebner surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Brebner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 284.95% more than the national average, earning R 914,796 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.41% more than the national average, earning $58,829 CAD per year.

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