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

The last name Brightwell is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brightwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 89,741st most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,363,432 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brightwell live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brightwell is also the 326,442nd most commonly used given name globally It is held by 648 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,577 people, or 1 in 101,330. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Brightwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Brightwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brightwell surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.76% being registered with the 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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