Brenton Surname

89,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Brenton 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.

Brenton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5421:142,58814,788
Canada9611:38,3414,821
England9321:59,7837,118
Australia6511:41,4685,322
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Wales391:79,3476,699
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6031:40,4235,135
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4911:102,27810,345

Brenton (17,443) may also be a first name.

Brenton 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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Brinton (Bryni’s homestead), in Norfolk.

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

Henry Brenton, weaver, of St. Wenn, died in the reign of George I. at the age of 103 (P.).

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

Brenton Last Name Facts

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

Brenton (Marathi: बेन्टोन, Russian: Брентон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brenton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,162nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,353,808 people. Brenton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Brenton reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brenton is also the 41,751st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 17,443 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,542 people, or 1 in 142,588. In The United States Brenton is most common in: Indiana, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States Brenton is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Brenton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brenton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brenton last name increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brenton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (89%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Brenton are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59% registered with the party.

The amount Brenton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.59% less than the national average, earning R 202,956 per year; in United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruenton9319/
Brentton934/
Brentoun931/
Brentone931/
Brinton864,421/
Brentan86994/
Brynton8610/
Bremton861/
Wrenton860/
Bruinton8068/
Bremtong805/
Brintong803/
Brinthon802/
Brintton801/
Brintond801/
Brisnton800/
Brentam7133/
Brentum7117/
Brintan712/
Brimton710/
Brentham6748/
Brimtone672/
Brinthan672/
Bremtun5712/
Bremtane532/

Brenton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brenton in the Marathi language
बेन्टोनbentona25
ेन्तोनentona25
ेन्टोनentona25
ेनटोनenatona25
Brenton in the Russian language
Брентонbrenton-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brenton
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