Brignell Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brignell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brignell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:209,46618,018
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Brignell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brignell is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brignell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brignell is the 812,930th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Brignell reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 23 percent live and Essex, where 11 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Brignell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brignell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brignell last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brignell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brignell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.76% less than the national average, earning R 209,688 per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brignelle942/
Brinell9336/
Brignel931/
Britnell881,934/
Bringell881/
Brignyll881/
Brugnell881/
Brinhell881/
Bregnell880/
Brinel8612/
Brittnell8266/
Bringel801,833/
Brynell8073/
Brenell802/
Brugnel801/
Britnel801/
Brinehl801/
Brineel801/
Brinelt800/
Bruynell75170/
Bryngell754/
Brejnell753/
Brynjell752/
Brignlet751/
Bhringel751/
Bruineel751/
Britenll751/
Bresnell751/
Braynell750/
Brisnill750/
Bretnell750/
Breinl71196/
Brenel7189/
Bruijneel7123/
Brettnell714/
Brynel711/
Briñel711/
Brengel67709/
Bruynel6775/
Bryngel6732/
Brenoel6730/
Breniel6716/
Brenael6711/
Bryniel678/
Bréniel675/
Bryneel674/
Bríngel672/
Brainil671/
Breunel671/
Brisenl671/
Brenehl670/
Bretnel670/
Breanel670/
Breneld670/

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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
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  • 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 Brignell
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