Brimelow Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Brimelow Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Brim’s or Breme’s Tumulus [v. under Bream, and + Old English hlœw, a (burial) mound]

Brimelow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:136,23013,344
Australia1471:183,64418,462
United States811:4,474,802235,715
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154

Brimelow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at (prob.) Brim’s or Breme’s Tumulus [v. under Bream, and + Old English hlœw, a (burial) mound]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brimelow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brimelow is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brimelow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brimelow is the 461,133rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,955,664 people. The last name Brimelow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Brimelow reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 136,230. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent reside, Merseyside, where 11 percent reside and Cheshire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England Brimelow occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Brimelow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brimelow has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Brimelow surname expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brimelow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brimelow last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brimelow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.42% more than the national average, earning R 395,472 per year; in United States they earn 27.37% more than the national average, earning $54,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breimelow941/
Brumelow8860/
Brimilow881/
Brimelov881/
Brumealow821/
Brummelow820/
Brumalow754/
Bremilow750/
Breumelhof6751/
Brummelhoff637/

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Brimelow Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brimelow
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