Brighting Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brighting Surname Definition:

Anglo-Saxon beort, brilliant, illustrious. It is this ancient Teutonic root that is found in numerous personal names like Albert, Cuthbert, Lambert, &c. Brighting seems to be a patronymical derivative.

Brighting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Brighting (12) may also be a first name.

Brighting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Anglo-Saxon beort, brilliant, illustrious. It is this ancient Teutonic root that is found in numerous personal names like Albert, Cuthbert, Lambert, &c. Brighting seems to be a patronymical derivative.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Given to a descendant of Bryti.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brighting Last Name Facts

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

Brighting is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brighting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brighting is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Brighting are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Brighting is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name Brighting is most frequent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 174,166. In New Zealand it is primarily concentrated in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 42 percent are found, Northland Region, where 35 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 19 percent are found. Beside New Zealand this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Brighting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brighting has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brighting surname decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brighting Last Name Statistics demography

Brighting earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning $23,650 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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