Brille Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Brille Surname Definition:

(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.

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Brille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1631:407,50159,752
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India51:153,413,076951,030
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Brillé (1) are calculated separately.

Brille (44) may also be a first name.

Brille Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Brille Last Name Facts

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

Brille is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Brillé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brille? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brille is the 780,352nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Brille live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 407,501. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 18 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Barring France this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Brille Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brille has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brille surname increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brille Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brille are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Brille earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.77% more than the national average, earning $65,919 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brillé941/
Brillet921,886/
Brielle92400/
Briller92227/
Brilley92227/
Braille92100/
Briolle9279/
Breille9212/
Bruille927/
Brillie925/
Brilles924/
Brzille921/
Brile9187/
Brillett860/
Brislley860/
Brilli833,167/
Braile83965/
Brilla83952/
Brelle83578/
Brylle83323/
Brilly83179/
Brülle8390/
Bruile8311/
Braill8311/
Broile8310/
Brisle833/
Brlley831/
Vrille831/
Breile831/
Brûlle831/
Breill830/
Brle801/
Bruelle77123/
Brüller77101/
Breelle7774/
Britell7769/
Briolli7744/
Brisell7742/
Breller7741/
Brillay7739/
Brillis7736/
Brelles7732/
Brillio7721/
Brhelle7720/
Vrillet7719/
Brielli7717/
Bryller7712/
Brielly775/
Braelle774/
Briella773/
Brillia772/
Bruilly772/
Bricell772/
Broelle772/
Brellet771/
Brillha771/
Brailhe771/
Bresill770/
Wrilley770/
Brislly770/
Breil732,299/
Bruil731,122/
Brail73465/
Brlej7359/
Broil7345/
Bryle7331/
Brlet7329/
Brele7328/
Britl735/
Brley735/
Brijl732/
Brler731/
Brlla731/
Brhil731/
Brgil731/
Bhrle730/
Brittell71307/
Brilloit7147/
Brillois7129/
Brillais7122/
Brissell7119/
Brichell714/
Brichill711/
Brisiell711/
Breelles711/
Brillait711/
Briscell710/
Brechill710/
Britlett710/
Britel675,908/
Bresil671,233/
Brylla67271/
Brella67186/
Breilh67157/
Brelli67129/
Bresle67103/
Brayle6762/
Bricel6757/
Bruijl6741/
Breull6735/
Broijl6733/
Breall6725/
Brisel6725/
Bruihl6722/
Broyle6720/
Breihl6710/
Brittl678/
Børlie678/
Braisl675/
Brisshäll675/
Bretil675/
Brésil674/
Brehle673/
Brelly673/
Breale672/
Britil672/
Breele672/
Breisl672/
Breilø672/
Brûlet672/
Brajle672/
Brejle671/
Breyle671/
Brhley671/
Brzail671/
Brisil671/
Brhail671/
Wrelle671/
Brûlée671/
Broild671/
Braihl670/

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