Brerton Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Brerton Last Name Facts

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

Brerton is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Brerton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Brerton live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 75 percent live, Merseyside, where 13 percent live and Lancashire, where 6 percent live. Barring England it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Ireland, where 5 percent live.

Brerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brierton93810/
Brearton93415/
Brertton9338/
Breerton937/
Brerrton935/
Brerthon931/
Breirton930/
Braerton930/
Breareton880/
Brarton861/
Brirton860/
Brairton8038/

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Brerton Reference & Research

Brereton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brereton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Brerton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis