Brightwell Surname
Approximately 5,345 people bear this surname
Brightwell Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Brightwell = the Clear Spring ( Old English briht, be(o)rht + wielle]
Brightwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,577 | 1:101,330 | 11,233 |
| England | 1,056 | 1:52,763 | 6,467 |
| New Zealand | 267 | 1:16,960 | 2,965 |
| Australia | 240 | 1:112,482 | 12,520 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 623 | 1:39,126 | 5,003 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 659 | 1:76,204 | 8,110 |
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]
Parishes in cos. Berks, Suffolk, Oxon, &c.
Brightwell Demographics
Brightwell Political Affiliation
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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.
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