Bretson Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Bretson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bretson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bretson (10) may also be a first name.

Bretson Last Name Facts

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

Bretson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bretson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Bretson is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bretson live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 52 percent reside, Minnesota, where 24 percent reside and Montana, where 12 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 4 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Bretson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bretson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bretson surname increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bretson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bretson surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.

Bretson earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brestson931/
Brietson930/
Breson9245/
Brietsohn880/
Bresson869,352/
Britson86204/
Breason8640/
Bretsen8628/
Bredson8625/
Breeson8620/
Breshon869/
Breyson867/
Brieson864/
Breison861/
Bretcon860/
Bresont860/
Breuson860/
Bression80273/
Breasson8042/
Brittson8041/
Breisson802/
Bressone801/
Breesson801/
Bresocin801/
Breysson801/
Bressont801/
Brettsan800/
Breadson800/
Bredsone800/
Brietsen800/
Briesson800/
Bryson7740,839/
Brison774,071/
Bresan77400/
Brexon7713/
Bresen777/
Brecon776/
Brezon776/
Bréson771/
Børgesson757/
Bressound751/
Bressonne751/
Bressan7125,728/
Brisson7120,159/
Brayson712,683/
Bridson711,791/
Braison711,079/
Brydson71821/
Brechon71459/
Briesen71169/
Brytsun7198/
Bressen7191/
Brehsan7187/
Brision7177/
Bretcan7154/
Breuzon7149/
Britsun7142/
Brresen7138/
Bresien7135/
Brisone7132/
Brezsan7132/
Brgesen7125/
Brezsán7117/
Britsom719/
Wretsén718/
Breesen717/
Børesen717/
Brixson716/
Bressán716/
Bredsen713/
Breezon713/
Bruison713/
Britsan713/
Brishon712/
Brysson712/
Breesan712/
Brisgon712/
Britsen712/
Bresian712/
Breyzon712/
Bresang712/
Brijson712/
Brecion712/
Bressom712/
Broyson711/
Breseen711/
Breshan711/
Bretzen711/
Brysone711/
Brisosn711/
Brisotn711/
Britcon711/
Writson711/
Bricson711/
Bresane711/
Wretsen711/
Breasan711/
Bressàn711/
Breysen711/
Bredsan711/
Breisan710/
Briesan710/
Britzon710/
Brysond710/
Breisen710/
Børresen672,141/
Bressand67926/
Breeshan67847/
Bressane67690/
Børgesen67549/
Brittsan67242/
Breschan6787/
Bruisson6759/
Bredsand6714/
Brission6711/
Bridsong679/
Breisand679/
Brissont677/
Brydsong674/
Breczone673/
Bressann673/
Broisson673/
Briessen672/
Brecione672/
Breissan672/
Braisson672/
Braysson672/
Brissoun671/
Brissson671/
Wraitson671/
Breshann671/
Breyssen671/
Brissone671/
Brisione671/
D'Bryson671/
Braidson670/
Breshand670/
Wryhtson670/

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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 Bretson
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