Brelsford Surname

194,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brelsford Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brailesford (burial place by the ford), in Derbyshire.

Brelsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4531:249,45623,730
England4931:113,01811,616
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Wales231:134,5459,804
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:93,3929,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4361:115,18011,357

Brelsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brailesford (burial place by the ford), in Derbyshire.

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

Brelsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brelsford occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brelsford.

How Common Is The Last Name Brelsford? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,439th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,372,303 people. Brelsford is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Brelsford are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,453 people, or 1 in 249,456. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Connecticut, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Brelsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brelsford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brelsford surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brelsford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brelsford are 18.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brelsford earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,236 CAD per year.

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