Brewin Surname

131,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Brewin Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 Brown [Dutch bruin] 2 poss. also a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Bregowine-Royal Friend [Old English bregu, prince, king + wine, friend]

Brewin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2891:24,3423,360
United States4171:869,20665,973
Australia2351:114,87512,758
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Wales641:48,3524,540
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
South Africa581:934,09859,404
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Bermuda151:4,352690
Scotland151:356,92115,763
France131:5,109,440259,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0801:22,5703,164
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Brewin (111) may also be a first name.

Brewin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 Brown [Dutch bruin] 2 poss. also a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Bregowine-Royal Friend [Old English bregu, prince, king + wine, friend]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brewin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brewin has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Brewin.

How Common Is The Last Name Brewin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,074th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,112,332 people. The surname Brewin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Brewin live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 890,531st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 111 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 2,289 people, or 1 in 24,342. In England Brewin is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 26 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England Brewin occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Brewin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brewin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brewin surname grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brewin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brewin surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brewin last name are 2.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Brewin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning R 278,004 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $49,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewwin924/
Brewink924/
Briewin921/
Brewein921/
Brewion921/
Brewind921/
Brewn917/
Brewen83197/
Browin8354/
Brawin836/
Brebin833/
Broewn831/
Breabin77194/
Brejuin7727/
Breiven777/
Breewen771/
Brown732,599,112/
Brawn733,461/
Briwn7324/
Brownn6781/
Breben6758/
Briwen6732/
Bribin6722/
Brrown6721/
Browwn6717/
Briown6711/
Broiwn679/
Hbrown674/
Broivn673/
Bhrown672/
Brawnn671/
Bryben671/
Brownh671/
Brownë671/
Brownĉ671/
Briben671/
Braivn670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brewin
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