Bredwood Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bredwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bredwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Jamaica791:36,3282,475
Panama231:170,0985,250
England161:3,482,379114,324
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bredwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bredwood is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bredwood click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bredwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bredwood is the 1,125,333rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bredwood live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Bredwood is primarily found in: New York, where 51 percent reside, Florida, where 16 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 37 percent reside and Panama, where 11 percent reside.

Bredwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bredwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bredwood surname rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bredwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bredwood surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Bredwood earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.22% more than the national average, earning $64,387 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breadwood948/
Breidwood940/
Bretwood884/
Bradwood881/
Braidwood821,417/
Brettwood8229/
Bredwad8021/
Breathwood780/
Brothwood71386/
Brithwood711/
Brythwood710/
Braithwood6734/
Bredvad6720/
Bridvud531/
Bredvat531/
Bradvad531/
Bridwate501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bredwood
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