Breswell Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Breswell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Breswell (16) may also be a first name.

Breswell Last Name Facts

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

Breswell is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Breswell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Breswell reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

Breswell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Breswell is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 43 percent live, North Carolina, where 29 percent live and Alabama, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 22 percent live.

Breswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Breswell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Breswell surname declined 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Breswell Last Name Statistics demography

Breswell earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.74% less than the national average, earning $22,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braeswell944/
Bresswell941/
Breswel930/
Braswell8819,680/
Broswell8854/
Briswell881/
Brasswell8252/
Brashwell823/
Braswwell821/
Brazswell821/
Britswell820/
Braswel8013/
Braswll802/
Breacewell781/
Brasuell75614/
Brasweel752/
Brasswel751/
Braswill750/
Brassuell711/
Brasuel6760/
Brisuel671/
Brizuel536/

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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 Breswell
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