Brimble Surname

206,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Brimble Surname Definition:

Ole Norse, brimell, a seal; a Scandinavian personal name. Ferguson.

Brimble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1861:46,9805,906
Wales3081:10,0471,112
Australia1811:149,14815,854
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada721:511,74443,418
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:59,0206,931
Wales981:16,004951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Brimble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ole Norse, brimell, a seal; a Scandinavian personal name. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bremble; a location name in Wiltshire.

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

Brimble Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brimble occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brimble? popularity and diffusion

Brimble is the 206,569th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,632,874 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Brimble are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,186 people, or 1 in 46,980. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 21 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Brimble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brimble has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brimble last name grew 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brimble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brimble surname are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brimble earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning R 189,144 per year; in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $55,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brimbley934/
Brimbelle881/
Brumble86570/
Bremble8639/
Brinble864/
Brimbel864/
Brumbley80382/
Brinbley802/
Brimbell800/
Brmblt771/
Brimbilla751/
Brumbly7123/
Brembly7110/
Brenble711/
Brumblay6768/
Brembilla633,294/
Braymuiller561/
Brenbilla502/

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