Brighouse Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Samoa

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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Brighouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3721:149,78014,332
Samoa2841:682204
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Wales221:140,66110,115
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:103,72510,383
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Bridgehouse. A-Sax, brycg, a bridge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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 found most in England. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Brighouse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brighouse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 363,374th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. Brighouse is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Brighouse live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 372 people, or 1 in 149,780. In England Brighouse is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 28 percent are found, Lancashire, where 14 percent are found and Cheshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Samoa, where 29 percent are found and New Zealand, where 17 percent are found.

Brighouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brighouse has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brighouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brighouse last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brighouse surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brighuse944/
Brigous880/
Breinnghouse860/
Brigos8046/
Briogos754/
Brigosa753/
Breguse751/
Briggus751/
Briegoos7145/
Bregutse7110/
Brigache712/
Brighash711/
Brigueis711/
Brigauce710/
Brigas67668/
Brighache673/
Bregus672/
Bregos671/
Bregauser670/

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