Brimston Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brimston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brimston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brimston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brimston occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brimston click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brimston? popularity and diffusion

Brimston is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Brimston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Brimston live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brimston is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Brimston is most common in: Ohio, where 100 percent are found. Not including The United States Brimston exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 29 percent are found.

Brimston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brimston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brimston surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brimston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brimston surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brimston
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