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Where Does The Last Name Brigham Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Brigham is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigham? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 48,433^rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 684,469 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Brigham are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 239,992^nd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 1,105 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 8,882 people, or 1 in 40,808. In The United States Brigham is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Brigham Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Brigham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brigham last name increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brigham Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brigham surname is primarily Methodist (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brigham last name are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brigham earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.11% less than the national average, earning R 137,568 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,790 CAD per year.