Brinsmead Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Brinsmead Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Brinsmead or Brunsmead = Brun’s Meadow [Middle English mead, mede, Old English mœd] Cp. the preceding name.

Brinsmead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Canada891:413,99536,402
England731:763,26141,903
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales41:392,10412,338

Brinsmead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Brinsmead or Brunsmead = Brun’s Meadow [Middle English mead, mede, Old English mœd] Cp. the preceding name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Brinsmead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brinsmead occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Brinsmead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinsmead? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 543,414th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Brinsmead reside; 65 percent reside in Australasia and 65 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Brinsmead is most frequently used in Australia, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 70,301. In Australia Brinsmead is most common in: New South Wales, where 71 percent live, Victoria, where 11 percent live and Queensland, where 9 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Brinsmead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brinsmead has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brinsmead surname expanded 332 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brinsmead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brinsmead surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brinsmead earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning $35,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.36% more than the national average, earning $71,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brinsmaid8923/
Brimsmead890/
Brinsma882/
Bruinsma827,129/
Bruinsme821/
Brimsmaid780/
Brinxma7520/
Bruinzma711/
Briensmith634/
Brenshmidt633/
Brinnsmith630/
Bremsmite5638/
Bremshmydt533/

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