Brightsman Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brightsman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brightsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Brightsman Last Name Facts

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

Brightsman is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brightsman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Brightsman live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 61 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and Michigan, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Brightsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brightsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brightsman surname fell 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brightsman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brightsman surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Brightsman earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,931 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brightsman
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