Brentson Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Brentson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brentson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Australia361:749,88148,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Brentson (40) may also be a first name.

Brentson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brentson is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brentson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. Brentson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Brentson are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brentson is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 40 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States Brentson exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live.

Brentson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brentson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brentson last name grew 1,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brentson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brentson surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

Brentson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning $35,390 USD per year.

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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 Brentson
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