Brill Surname
Approximately 24,914 people bear this surname
Brill Surname Definition:
“Spectacles” in Dutch and German (Brille). See also Briel.
Brill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,124 | 1:27,618 | 3,457 |
| Germany | 7,175 | 1:11,220 | 1,432 |
| Australia | 1,113 | 1:24,255 | 3,325 |
| England | 965 | 1:57,739 | 6,949 |
| South Africa | 494 | 1:109,671 | 13,198 |
| Canada | 380 | 1:96,962 | 10,547 |
| Brazil | 266 | 1:804,791 | 29,182 |
| New Zealand | 242 | 1:18,712 | 3,285 |
| France | 157 | 1:423,075 | 61,574 |
| Denmark | 100 | 1:56,447 | 5,764 |
| Netherlands | 99 | 1:170,578 | 24,763 |
| Poland | 74 | 1:513,632 | 49,911 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Argentina | 62 | 1:689,410 | 47,472 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:64,828 | 7,451 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,173 | 1:23,110 | 2,894 |
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.
(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.
(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.
A parish in co. Bucks.
(Dutch.) Local. So called from Bril, a neat city in the Netherlands.
A location name in Buckinghamshire Orfrom the Danish, Brill; from the Flemish, Brille; from the Dutch, Briel; from the German, Briehl; a personal name.
Brill Demographics
Brill Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Brill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brill (Arabic: بريل, Russian: Брилль) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Brill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brill? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,827th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 292,508 people. The surname Brill occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 233 people.
The last name Brill is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,124 people, or 1 in 27,618. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Brill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brill last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Brill surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Brill surname are 37.28% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briell | 91 | 121 | / |
| Brilld | 91 | 2 | / |
| Brrill | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bril | 89 | 4,334 | / |
| Brll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Briel | 80 | 4,604 | / |
| Briol | 80 | 2,326 | / |
| Brell | 80 | 1,401 | / |
| Brüll | 80 | 1,146 | / |
| Bruil | 80 | 1,122 | / |
| Bryll | 80 | 450 | / |
| Bröll | 80 | 282 | / |
| Bhril | 80 | 4 | / |
| Briël | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brilt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Brijl | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vrill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brűll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brgil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Brihl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brild | 80 | 0 | / |
| Brillová | 77 | 90 | / |
| Brillova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Brl | 75 | 94 | / |
| Bruell | 73 | 366 | / |
| Briehl | 73 | 211 | / |
| Broell | 73 | 97 | / |
| Breull | 73 | 35 | / |
| Bruihl | 73 | 22 | / |
| Brigli | 73 | 10 | / |
| Braell | 73 | 10 | / |
| Breell | 73 | 7 | / |
| Brzell | 73 | 3 | / |
| Brriel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brziel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brellt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bryl | 67 | 6,902 | / |
| Brel | 67 | 4,935 | / |
| Brilova | 67 | 43 | / |
| Brýl | 67 | 25 | / |
| Børrild | 67 | 25 | / |
| Brilová | 67 | 15 | / |
| Vril | 67 | 8 | / |
| Brél | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wril | 67 | 4 | / |
| Brül | 67 | 2 | / |
| Brlp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wrll | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Brell | 67 | 1 | / |
Brill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brill in the Russian language | ||
| Брилль | brill | - |
| Brill in the Arabic language | ||
| بريل | bryl | - |
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Footnotes
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