Brecknell Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brecknell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brecknell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia701:385,65331,598
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Brecknell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brecknell is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brecknell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Brecknell live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Brecknell is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England Brecknell is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 31 percent reside, Greater London, where 12 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Brecknell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brecknell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brecknell last name increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brecknell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brecknell last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Brecknell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 85.46% more than the national average, earning $80,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.06% less than the national average, earning $40,710 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Brecknell
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