Britcher Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Britcher Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Brichard, Brichart; in the Domesday Book, Brictuard; from the German, Brichta, Brieger; from the French, Briche; a personal name.

Britcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
England2321:240,16419,707
Australia971:278,30624,956
Israel351:244,50422,492
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1691:144,23312,901
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Britcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Brichard, Brichart; in the Domesday Book, Brictuard; from the German, Brichta, Brieger; from the French, Briche; a personal name.

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

Britcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Britcher occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Britcher.

How Common Is The Last Name Britcher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Britcher is the 370,969th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. The surname Britcher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Britcher live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Britcher is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, Iowa, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Britcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Britcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Britcher last name expanded 432 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Britcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Britcher last name are 37.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84% registered with the political party.

The amount Britcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 78.17% more than the national average, earning $88,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Britscher94126/
Bruitcher946/
Britcherd941/
Brittcher941/
Braitcher941/
Breitcher940/
Bricher93214/
Britche930/
Broicher88386/
Brutcher88333/
Britsche8898/
Braicher8835/
Bretcher8828/
Briecher8822/
Breicher8815/
Britches8810/
Brischer883/
Briocher883/
Writcher881/
Bruitche881/
Britsher880/
Brichert880/
Britchet880/
Briche863,149/
Bricer867/
Britce861/
Breitscherd840/
Bretscher821,020/
Britschge8262/
Broischer8216/
Brietsche828/
Britchett826/
Britschie823/
Brestcher822/
Bruthcher821/
Britschey821/
Breischer820/
Bricheart820/
Brecher802,955/
Brichet801,789/
Brioche80840/
Brichey80186/
Bricier80178/
Britchi80124/
Briches8095/
Brichez8065/
Brisher8051/
Brächer8027/
Breiche8023/
Bretche8010/
Britcha809/
Braiche808/
Brieche807/
Britzer805/
Brische804/
Bricheş804/
Brichze803/
Bricheu802/
Briscer801/
Broiche801/
Brriche801/
Briecer801/
Britser801/
Briched801/
Bretschger7871/
Breitseher7852/
Brestscher780/
Brice7745,903/
Brescher75344/
Bretches75253/
Breecher75206/
Braisher75191/
Breacher7592/
Braichet7585/
Bräscher7571/
Britzger7561/
Breische7523/
Brechert7519/
Breycher7516/
Breitzer7515/
Bricheis757/
Brechere754/
Brietzhe754/
Brichett753/
Brytsche753/
Bretsher752/
Britchit752/
Bricheat751/
Briochei751/
Brischea751/
Britchii751/
Britschi751/
Brecheer751/
Brecherr751/
Bretsche751/
Brichesh751/
Braitser751/
Brishear750/
Brishere750/
Breithecker74115/
Breitscheid7452/
Bricha713,595/
Britschgi711,401/
Brichi711,116/
Britze71508/
Brixhe71369/
Breche71334/
Bryche71298/
Briger71179/
Britse71102/
Bridschge7156/
Bruice7140/
Brächtker7140/
Breice7139/
Bricce7137/
Brijer7133/
Brizer7130/
Briece7118/
Breuscher7118/
Vretscher7111/
Brices716/
Brisce716/
Brèche715/
Brixer715/
Brycer714/
Briser714/
Bricea713/
Bricey713/
Brishe712/
Bricie712/
Wretscher712/
Briché712/
Braice711/
Brescherd711/
Bretce711/
Brethches711/
Britca711/
Braishier711/
Brichy711/
Bréche711/
Brikhe711/
Brestsher710/
Brischett710/
Bricep710/
Breishear710/
Brichetts710/
Breacherd710/
Breitscheidt706/
Brechet671,683/
Brigger67694/
Breijer67324/
Bretzer67200/
Bresier67179/
Braicha67171/
Brekher67133/
Breches67124/
Bretcha6794/
Bréchet6781/
Bruyche6780/
Bresche6779/
Brêchet6779/
Bresich6763/
Bresher6762/
Breicha6748/
Brieser6747/
Breuche6742/
Braizer6741/
Breiger6740/
Breiser6740/
Beheretche6732/
Braiser6728/
Braiger6726/
Brietze6721/
Brecherová6719/
Breizer6719/
Brecier6716/
Bretser6714/
Brychey6714/
Bruiser6713/
Brischa6713/
Brezier6711/
Brisere679/
Braichi679/
Breikhe678/
Broijer678/
Brichio678/
Brichis677/
Bruiger676/
Brecich676/
Breache676/
Briochi675/
Brished675/
Brisheh675/
Brytser673/
Brytzer673/
Brizier672/
Broiser672/
Bridces671/
Brechir671/
Brisser671/
Brishea671/
Bricith671/
Breichi671/
Brehher671/
Breidcheth671/
Brichcy671/
Brichiş671/
Brichzy671/
Bricies671/
Bristhi671/
Bristhy671/
Briţzer671/
Brioché671/
Brychse671/
Brèches671/
Brêches671/
Brrichi671/
Brichys671/
Brizzer670/
Britseh670/
Briechi670/
Brisces670/
Brishet670/
Bruizer670/

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