Brightwell Surname

89,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,345 people bear this surname

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

Brightwell Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Brightwell = the Clear Spring ( Old English briht, be(o)rht + wielle]

Brightwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5771:101,33011,233
England1,0561:52,7636,467
New Zealand2671:16,9602,965
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Canada781:472,37940,609
Austria191:448,18144,644
Malta181:23,9041,289
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6231:39,1265,003
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6591:76,2048,110

Brightwell (648) may also be a first name.

Brightwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Brightwell = the Clear Spring ( Old English briht, be(o)rht + wielle]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Berks, Suffolk, Oxon, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brightwell Last Name Facts

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

Brightwell occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brightwell.

How Common Is The Last Name Brightwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 89,741st most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,363,432 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brightwell are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brightwell is also the 326,442nd most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 648 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,577 people, or 1 in 101,330. In The United States Brightwell is most frequent in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 5 percent are found.

Brightwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brightwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brightwell last name grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brightwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brightwell last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brightwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.89% more than the national average, earning $58,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brightwelle951/
Brightewell951/
Brightwel950/
Brightowell950/
Brightwill902/
Brightwall902/
Brightweil901/
Brighwtell901/
Britwell892/
Brightel891/
Bright-El842/
Britewell841/
Bryhtwell840/
Britell8269/
Britwel820/
Brightdill801/
Bridwell784,505/
Birtwell78754/
Brightly78543/
Brittell78307/
Bertwell78273/
Burtwell78249/
Britelle7893/
Baritell7849/
Bartwell7810/
Britella781/
Britelli781/
Brytwell780/
Bortwell780/
Brightal780/
Britdell780/
Brightol780/
Brutwell780/
Briehtel780/
Brightle780/
Britel755,908/
Bridewell74598/
Brittelli74174/
Baritello74156/
Brightley74125/
Briedwell74101/
Beritelli7499/
Brittelle7437/
Beritella7410/
Baritelle749/
Beritello742/
Breidwell742/
Breightol741/
Bratewell741/
Beritelle741/
Biritelli741/
Brytewell740/
Bridiwell740/
Bridweell740/
Brottwell740/
Bartell716,914/
Breitel71424/
Bortell71371/
Bertell71334/
Bridell71149/
Birtell71131/
Baritel7181/
Burtell7164/
Bratell7161/
Bretell7114/
Britall7111/
Brötell718/
Brotell715/
Braitel714/
Brutell713/
Brittel713/
Brahtel712/
Beritel712/
Pritell711/
Britwal711/
Burtwll711/
Brietel711/
Britele711/
Bartwel711/
Barhtel711/
Britelo711/
Bertwel710/
Bridwel710/
Britlle710/
Berritella7066/
Birritella7017/
Bardiwelli701/
Barritella701/
Brottewell700/
Brighttile700/
Brighttule700/
Bertelli6716,153/
Birdwell676,540/
Bardwell675,012/
Bertello673,317/
Bradwell672,799/
Brettell671,735/
Bertella671,640/
Bertelle671,526/
Bartelli67859/
Bordwell67703/
Briddell67678/
Bartelle67524/
Bartella67494/
Bretelle67402/
Bartello67365/
Berrittella67264/
Bredwell67208/
Birrittella67137/
Bratelli6781/
Bruttell6774/
Brutelle6769/
Pritelli6758/
Burdwell6753/
Byrdwell6750/
Brotelle6740/
Bortelle6735/
Barutell6725/
Brodwell6720/
Burtelle6717/
Bortelli6715/
Beritela6714/
Bertelly6714/
Portwell6712/
Bratello6710/
Pretwell6710/
Bridelli677/
Bratella676/
Berdiell676/
Britl675/
Bridwill675/
Bridelle674/
Berdwell674/
Breidell674/
Brattell674/
Beriteli674/
Birtelle673/
Bartelly672/
Bourtell672/
Breiteil672/
Barhteil672/
Barttell671/
Brudwell671/
Brittall671/
Partwell671/
Bridewel671/
Bridwall671/
Brittelw671/
Bratdell671/
Breghtol671/
Bariteli671/
Bardiell671/
Bartiell671/
Browdell671/
Braietel671/
Burdhell671/
Burtelli671/
Bretelli671/
Brioteli671/
Braghtly671/
Bertellè671/
Baratell671/
Barritel671/
Breohtel671/
Bertoell670/
Berttell670/
Birttell670/
Borttell670/
Burttell670/
Brideall670/
Baretell670/
Bortello670/
Brtel670/
Briddwel670/
Brittele670/
Briduell670/
Burtella670/
Brutella670/
Breitdel670/

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