Brigham Surname

48,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Brigham Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Brigham (homestead by the bridge), the name of places in Cumberland and Yorkshire.

Brigham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8821:40,8085,014
England9361:59,5287,093
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Zambia521:304,80617,055
Wales421:73,6796,340
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France101:6,642,272293,169
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:38,6914,955
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2791:15,3151,963

Brigham (1,105) may also be a first name.

Brigham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Brigham (homestead by the bridge), the name of places in Cumberland and Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township and estate in Yorkshire, possessed by the family for several centuries.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brigham Last Name Facts

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

Brigham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brigham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,433rd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 684,469 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Brigham reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brigham is also the 239,992nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,105 people.

The surname Brigham is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8,882 people, or 1 in 40,808. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Brigham exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Brigham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brigham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brigham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brigham are 9.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.79% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighamm931/
Brighaam931/
Brigaham931/
Broigham930/
Briggham930/
Brigam923/
Brigghamn883/
Brighammd881/
Brighan8661/
Brigame863/
Brighom861/
Brugham860/
Briggam860/
Brigahm860/
Wrigham860/
Brighamová821/
Briggamn801/
Breighan801/
Brighann800/
Brighand800/
Bregam77183/
Brigan77169/
Brugam779/
Brigom771/
Brygam770/
Brigant71945/
Brigand71854/
Bruigom7195/
Brigane7191/
Brigahn7115/
Brighon7113/
Brigain719/
Breigan714/
Braigan714/
Breghan712/
Bregamt711/
Briganc711/
Brigann711/
Briggan711/
Breingan67459/
Brigandì6751/
Brisgand6745/
Bruijgom6737/
Brigandt678/
Briggane670/
Brugheim670/
Braingan670/

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Footnotes

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