Brickell Surname

171,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Brickell Surname Definition:

(English) = Brick (q.v.) + Old English heal(h, a slope or corner.

Brickell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1041:328,31429,798
England7521:74,0938,430
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Australia801:337,44628,659
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Chile291:607,46514,668
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

Brickell (44) may also be a first name.

Brickell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) = Brick (q.v.) + Old English heal(h, a slope or corner.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brickell Last Name Facts

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

Brickell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brickell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,299th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,898,785 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Brickell live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brickell is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 44 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 328,314. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent live, Colorado, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Brickell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brickell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brickell last name expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brickell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brickell surname is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brickell last name are 5.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.11% registered with the party.

The amount Brickell earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 39.1% more than the national average, earning R 330,564 per year; in United States they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $47,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brickel93706/
Brikell9357/
Bricell932/
Breckell88345/
Brickill889/
Brichell884/
Bruckell880/
Bridkell880/
Brickl86331/
Brikel86231/
Bricel8657/
Breackell8210/
Brückel80869/
Breckel80502/
Bruckel80174/
Brikkel8029/
Brekell8011/
Brichel8010/
Bräckel803/
Brűckel801/
Breikel801/
Brykell801/
Brickil800/
Briekel800/
Brikl775,903/
Bricl774/
Breakell75645/
Brueckel7548/
Brychell7537/
Brückelt7521/
Breckill7513/
Bruhkell751/
Brechell751/
Brichill751/
Breuckel750/
Brückl712,195/
Brekel71212/
Brikil7188/
Brecel7139/
Bruckl7127/
Breckl7123/
Brűckl714/
Brukel713/
Brykel711/
Breukel67519/
Briclet67185/
Brueckl67170/
Brechel6797/
Brychel6795/
Brekkel6745/
Briquel6742/
Breekel678/
Brykkel672/
Brikgil671/
Breakll671/
Brekuel671/
Breykel671/
Breakel671/
Brukill670/
Breckil670/

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