Brenchley Surname

198,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Brenchley Surname Definition:

A parish in Kent, in which county the family are still resident.

Brenchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9781:56,9716,875
United States5941:610,20049,533
Australia2341:115,36612,799
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Wales591:52,4504,823
Canada561:657,95753,499
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Norway81:642,78647,258
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6451:37,7914,873
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Brenchley (10) may also be a first name.

Brenchley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Kent, in which county the family are still resident.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Brenchleys belong to an old and distinguished Kentish family, possessing property in Brenchley in the time of Henry VI. In the same reign Sir William Brenchley, chief justice of the King's Bench, owned the manor of Benenden. The vicar of Ash in 1660 was thus named (H.).

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

Brenchley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brenchley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenchley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,162nd most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,452,177 people. Brenchley is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Brenchley reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 56,971. In England Brenchley is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Brenchley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brenchley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brenchley surname expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brenchley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brenchley last name are 39.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brenchley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.28% less than the national average, earning 279,361 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.89% more than the national average, earning R 370,464 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.73% more than the national average, earning $80,847 CAD per year.

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