Brendon Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Brendon Surname Definition:
BRENTOUN: Margaret Brentoun in Ellusrigle, parish of Welstoun, 1658 (Lanark CR.). Brendon and Brenton are given by Guppy (p. 105,461) as Cornish surnames of local origin there.
Brendon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 111 | 1:219,598 | 16,839 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Brendon (38,136) may also be a first name.
Brendon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BRENTOUN: Margaret Brentoun in Ellusrigle, parish of Welstoun, 1658 (Lanark CR.). Brendon and Brenton are given by Guppy (p. 105,461) as Cornish surnames of local origin there.
An estate in St. Dominick, co. Cornwall, possessed by the family in early times.
From on estate in St. Dominick possessed by the family in early times; from bran-don, crow's hill. Hals mentions a Henry Brenton of St. Wenn, weaver, who died temp. George I., 103 years of age.
(Cornish British) Local. The crow's hill; from Bren, a crow, and dun or don, a hill.
Brendon was the name of an ancient family of the Brendon estate, St. Dominick (L.).
Henry Brenton, weaver, of St. Wenn, died in the reign of George I. at the age of 103 (P.).
Brendon Demographics
Average Male Brendon Height
175.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brendon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brendon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brendon (Marathi: ेनडॉन, Russian: Брендон) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brendon? popularity and diffusion
Brendon is the 1,353,468th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Brendon are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles. Brendon is also the 23,117th most widely held first name globally, held by 38,136 people.
The last name Brendon is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England it is primarily found in: Cornwall, where 22 percent live, West Midlands, where 15 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.
Brendon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brendon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brendon last name decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brendon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Brendon earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 59% more than the national average, earning $78,996 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brndon | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brendonck | 88 | 69 | / |
| Brendan | 86 | 1,239 | / |
| Brindon | 86 | 13 | / |
| Bryndon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Brendun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bremdon | 86 | 0 | / |
| Brendant | 80 | 37 | / |
| Brendand | 80 | 7 | / |
| Breendan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brendane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Braendun | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brendoum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brenddan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brendhan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brndão | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brendaann | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brendahan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Brendam | 71 | 29 | / |
| Brendum | 71 | 28 | / |
| Brindan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bryndun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brindane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brndum | 62 | 53 | / |
| Vrndan | 62 | 3 | / |
| Brøndum | 57 | 915 | / |
| Bryndum | 57 | 105 | / |
| Bröndum | 57 | 22 | / |
| Brindam | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bremdan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Brimdom | 57 | 0 | / |
Brendon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brendon in the Marathi language | ||
| ेनडॉन | enadona | 27.27 |
| ेन्डन | endana | 18.18 |
| ेनडोन | enadona | 18.18 |
| ेन्डेन | endena | 9.09 |
| ॅन्डन | endana | 9.09 |
| नडोन | nadona | 9.09 |
| ेनडो | enado | 9.09 |
| Brendon in the Russian language | ||
| Брендон | brendon | - |
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