Brinton Surname

105,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Brinton Surname Definition:

Local. Hugh Bryntoun rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the bailies of the burgh of Lanark, 1558 (ER., XIX, p. 43), and David Brentoun, bailie of the same burgh, 1568 (Laing, 836), was commissioner to Parliament for Lanark, 1585 (APS., III, p.

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Brinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4221:105,92011,634
England5641:98,79110,454
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Australia411:658,43245,385
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales231:134,5459,804
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3501:69,6447,830
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9251:54,2906,097

Brinton (849) may also be a first name.

Brinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. Hugh Bryntoun rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the bailies of the burgh of Lanark, 1558 (ER., XIX, p. 43), and David Brentoun, bailie of the same burgh, 1568 (Laing, 836), was commissioner to Parliament for Lanark, 1585 (APS., III, p. 374). David Brentoun in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb. Marr.). Brintoun 1559.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Brinton (Norf.) = Brin's or Bruna’s Estate, [Old English tún] Brinton is found in a 10th-cent, Anglo-Latin charter as Brininton, doubtless for an earlier Anglo-Saxon Brúnan-tún [Brúnan, genit. of Brúna]; although the common A.-Saxon pers. name Beorn (a occasionally occurs in the forms Brin, Bryn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brinton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brinton (Russian: Бринтон) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brinton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 105,851st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,648,393 people. The last name Brinton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Brinton reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,817th most numerous given name in the world It is held by 849 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,422 people, or 1 in 105,920. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent are found, Utah, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Brinton occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Brinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brinton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brinton last name increased 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brinton surname are 15.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62% registered with the party.

The amount Brinton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.62% more than the national average, earning R 452,976 per year; in United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $55,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruinton9368/
Brintong933/
Brinthon932/
Brintton931/
Brintond931/
Brisnton930/
Brenton865,383/
Brynton8610/
Brintan862/
Brimton860/
Bruenton8019/
Brentton804/
Brinthan802/
Brimtone802/
Brentoun801/
Brentone801/
Brentan71994/
Bremton711/
Wrenton710/
Bremtong675/
Brentam5733/
Brentum5717/
Brentham5348/

Brinton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brinton in the Russian language
Бринтонbrinton-

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