Brettell Surname
Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname
Brettell Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Celt.) = Brett (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el.
The present French forms are Bretel and the later Breteau.
Read More About This SurnameBrettell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 861 | 1:64,713 | 7,551 |
| United States | 371 | 1:976,978 | 72,504 |
| Australia | 233 | 1:115,861 | 12,852 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 390 | 1:62,501 | 7,261 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Brettell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Celt.) = Brett (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el.
The present French forms are Bretel and the later Breteau. (English) Dweller at the Broad Hill [Old English brœd + hyll] or Broad Slope or Corner [Old English heal(h]
Gaufrid de Braitells witnessed a Norman charter in 1126 (MSAN. v. 197).
Lords of Gremonville in Normandy (Des Bois). Robert de Bretel occurs in Kent, 1130 (Rot. Pip.), and Maurice de Britell was Lord of Stapleton and other lands in Dorset 1316 (Palgr. Parl. Writs). Bretel is near Alençon.
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Brettell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brettell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brettell occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brettell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 232,645th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,200,315 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Brettell live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 861 people, or 1 in 64,713. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 31 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 5 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 4 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Brettell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brettell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brettell last name expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brettell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brettell last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brettell last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brettell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning R 196,620 per year; in United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $48,323 CAD per year.
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