Brettingham Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Brettingham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brettingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:1,266,32057,817
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Brettingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brettingham is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brettingham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brettingham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Brettingham live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,266,320. In England Brettingham is most common in: Derbyshire, where 36 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 23 percent are found and Norfolk, where 23 percent are found. Apart from England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Brettingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brettingham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brettingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brettingham last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Brettingham earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% less than the national average, earning $46,783 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Brettingham
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