Brindle Surname

65,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brindle Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Brindle (Lancs), anciently Bnrnhul(l = the Brook-Hill [Middle English burn, Old English burns, a brook+ Middle English hul(l, Old English hyll, a hill] Peter de Burnhul, A.D. 1226.— Lanc. Inq., &c, Thomas de Burnhulle, A.

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Brindle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2091:112,95112,233
England2,9501:18,8872,710
Australia4691:57,5607,009
Canada3981:92,57710,142
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
Scotland1161:46,1544,115
South Africa831:652,74348,091
France681:976,805110,007
Wales531:58,3875,284
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malta41:107,5681,849
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1431:11,3741,744
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8851:56,7446,324

Brindle (63) may also be a first name.

Brindle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Brindle (Lancs), anciently Bnrnhul(l = the Brook-Hill [Middle English burn, Old English burns, a brook+ Middle English hul(l, Old English hyll, a hill] Peter de Burnhul, A.D. 1226.— Lanc. Inq., &c, Thomas de Burnhulle, A.D. 1371.— Lanc. Fines.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brindle is the name of a parish in the county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brindle Last Name Facts

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

Brindle has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brindle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brindle is the 65,306th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 953,368 people. The surname Brindle is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Brindle live; 47 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 63 people.

Brindle is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,209 people, or 1 in 112,951. In The United States Brindle is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Brindle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brindle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brindle surname increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,657 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brindle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brindle surname are 17.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brindle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16% less than the national average, earning R 199,608 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,011 CAD per year.

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Brindle Reference & Research

Brindle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Brindle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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