Brighouse Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Brighouse Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Brighouse = the Bridge-House [v. under Brigg, and + Old Norse hús = Old English hús] Johannes de Brighous'.-Poll-Tax. Yorks, A.D. 1379.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 372 | 1:149,780 | 14,332 |
| Samoa | 284 | 1:682 | 204 |
| New Zealand | 165 | 1:27,444 | 4,801 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 235 | 1:103,725 | 10,383 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Brighouse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Brighouse = the Bridge-House [v. under Brigg, and + Old Norse hús = Old English hús] Johannes de Brighous'.-Poll-Tax. Yorks, A.D. 1379.
The same as Bridgehouse. A-Sax, brycg, a bridge.
User-submitted Reference
(English) The surname Brighouse or Bridgehouse comes from the name of a town in Yorkshire, between Halifax, and Bradford, meaning 'dweller at the house by a bridge'.
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Brighouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brighouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brighouse is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brighouse? popularity and diffusion
Brighouse is the 363,374th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Brighouse live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 149,780. In England Brighouse is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 28 percent reside, Lancashire, where 14 percent reside and Cheshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Samoa, where 29 percent reside and New Zealand, where 17 percent reside.
Brighouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brighouse has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brighouse surname expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brighouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brighouse surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
Brighouse earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,916 USD per year.
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