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 found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brighouse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 363,374th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. Brighouse is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Brighouse reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 149,780. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 28 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and Cheshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England Brighouse is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Samoa, where 29 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.
Brighouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brighouse has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brighouse surname increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Brighouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Brighouse last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brighouse last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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