Brinkhurst Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Brinkhurst Surname Definition:

V. Brink, and + Middle English hurst, Old English hyrst, a wood.

Brinkhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:264,06720,991
Canada1171:314,92028,951
United States281:12,944,962483,512
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Brinkhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Brink, and + Middle English hurst, Old English hyrst, a wood.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Bringhurst; a location name in Leicestershire.

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

Brinkhurst Last Name Facts

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

Brinkhurst has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinkhurst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brinkhurst is the 754,238th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. Brinkhurst is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Brinkhurst live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Brinkhurst is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 264,067. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Sussex, where 28 percent are found, Kent, where 17 percent are found and Somerset, where 17 percent are found. Outside of England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Brinkhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brinkhurst has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 335 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brinkhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brinkhurst are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brinkhurst earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.33% more than the national average, earning $58,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.

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