Brettargh Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Brettargh Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belongingto Brettargh = the Broad Ploughland [Old Norse breið-r + a derivative of eria, to plough]

Brettargh Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia361:749,88148,970
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brettargh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belongingto Brettargh = the Broad Ploughland [Old Norse breið-r + a derivative of eria, to plough]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

[the second element prob. represents the Old Norse hörg-r = Old Northern English harg, a heathen temple, altar,-or cairn]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Brettargh Last Name Facts

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

Brettargh is most common in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Brettargh.

How Common Is The Last Name Brettargh? popularity and diffusion

Brettargh is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Brettargh live; 97 percent live in Australasia and 97 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Brettargh is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 749,881. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 78 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and New South Wales, where 8 percent live. Barring Australia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live.

Brettargh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brettargh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brettargh last name decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brtrg7125/
Bratherg592/
Bretourx591/

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