Brill Surname

21,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brill Surname Definition:

“Spectacles” in Dutch and German (Brille). See also Briel.

Brill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1241:27,6183,457
Germany7,1751:11,2201,432
Australia1,1131:24,2553,325
England9651:57,7396,949
South Africa4941:109,67113,198
Canada3801:96,96210,547
Brazil2661:804,79129,182
New Zealand2421:18,7123,285
France1571:423,07561,574
Denmark1001:56,4475,764
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Poland741:513,63249,911
Wales651:47,6084,483
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Norway381:135,32317,347
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Chile271:652,46215,367
Israel271:316,94927,106
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Austria101:851,54467,454
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:64,8287,451
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1731:23,1102,894

Brill (233) may also be a first name.

Brill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Spectacles” in Dutch and German (Brille). See also Briel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, Dutch, German) One who came from Brill (hill), in Buckinghamshire; one who came from The Brille, in Holland; one who made, or wore, spectacles; one who came from Brill, the name of four places in Germany; an abbreviation of Ben Rabbi Judah Lowe.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from a place name) Most Brills derive the name from the acronym ben reb Yehudah Layb, but some come from Bruel in western Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

A parish in co. Bucks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch.) Local. So called from Bril, a neat city in the Netherlands.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Buckinghamshire Orfrom the Danish, Brill; from the Flemish, Brille; from the Dutch, Briel; from the German, Briehl; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brill (Arabic: بريل, Russian: Брилль) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,827th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 292,508 people. Brill is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brill reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 587,225th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 233 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13,124 people, or 1 in 27,618. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Brill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brill surname increased 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 722 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 180 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brill surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Brill are 37.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brill earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.9% less than the national average, earning 263,383 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.65% more than the national average, earning R 289,080 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $52,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Briell91121/
Brilld912/
Brrill910/
Bril894,334/
Brll891/
Briel804,604/
Briol802,326/
Brell801,401/
Brüll801,146/
Bruil801,122/
Bryll80450/
Bröll80282/
Bhril804/
Briël802/
Brilt802/
Brijl802/
Vrill801/
Brűll801/
Brgil801/
Brihl800/
Brild800/
Brillová7790/
Brillova772/
Brl7594/
Bruell73366/
Briehl73211/
Broell7397/
Breull7335/
Bruihl7322/
Brigli7310/
Braell7310/
Breell737/
Brzell733/
Brriel731/
Brziel731/
Brellt730/
Bryl676,902/
Brel674,935/
Brilova6743/
Brýl6725/
Børrild6725/
Brilová6715/
Vril678/
Brél677/
Wril674/
Brül672/
Brlp671/
Wrll671/
D'Brell671/

Brill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brill in the Russian language
Брилльbrill-
Brill in the Arabic language
بريلbryl-

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Brill Reference & Research

Brill FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Brill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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