Brittle Surname

215,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Brittle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8531:65,3207,596
United States7941:456,49739,012
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada411:898,67368,969
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales171:182,03112,022
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:71,9047,990
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Brittle (18) may also be a first name.

Brittle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brittle is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 215,176th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,815,469 people. The last name Brittle is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Brittle live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Brittle is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 853 people, or 1 in 65,320. In England Brittle is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 37 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including England Brittle occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Brittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brittle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brittle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brittle surname are 2.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.8% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brittle earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.71% more than the national average, earning R 308,232 per year; in United States they earn 0.56% less than the national average, earning $42,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brittles93166/
Brittley930/
Brittler930/
Brittele930/
Britle921/
Brittelle8837/
Broittler880/
Brettle86892/
Bristle86353/
Writtle8630/
Britley863/
Brietle861/
Britele861/
Britles861/
Britler860/
Britlee860/
Britlle860/
Brile8387/
Braittlett821/
Brittiller821/
Breitler80557/
Brettler80174/
Bristley80103/
Britelle8093/
Braitler807/
Bristler803/
Bristles802/
Brithtly801/
Braitley800/
Brietley800/
Brettles800/
Britlett800/
Briley777,687/
Briles771,800/
Braile77965/
Briele77260/
Brilej77242/
Briole77175/
Briler7717/
Bruile7711/
Broile7710/
Brilee774/
Brisle773/
Brytle772/
Brilea772/
Brilet772/
Brilje772/
Breile771/
Britli771/
Bretle770/
Britly770/
Brittelli75174/
Britiller75119/
Brettelle7594/
Bristuile7531/
Brittliss751/
Breistele750/
Brailey712,094/
Brisley711,290/
Breiler71218/
Broiles71210/
Brailer71166/
Brestle71134/
Braille71100/
Briehle7141/
Brutley7140/
Bristhuile7134/
Brieley7121/
Bretler7121/
Broiler7120/
Brislee7119/
Breille7112/
Bruille717/
Briglie715/
Writley713/
Broilet713/
Writler713/
Breiley712/
Brailee712/
Britoil712/
Brisler711/
Breatle711/
Brihley711/
Brilesh711/
Brislet711/
Britail711/
Brailes711/
Bretele711/
Bretlle711/
Brailhe711/
Bruiley710/
Bretley710/
Broilee710/
Brihler710/
Brila67526/
Broillet67525/
Bretelle67402/
Brili67259/
Broisler67216/
Breiller67113/
Breillet67112/
Breisler6793/
Brily6787/
Braillet6771/
Brutelle6769/
Bretille6760/
Brlej6759/
Breithel6746/
Brilj6740/
Bryle6731/
Brele6728/
Brithell6718/
Bruihler6715/
Bruillet6714/
Brithéll6713/
Brestler6711/
Braisler676/
Braithel675/
Brailley672/
Breiteil672/
Braillie672/
Bretteil672/
Bristhuille672/
Breilley671/
Bridtail671/
Britella671/
Braihler671/
Brailler671/
Wristley671/
Brit'gil671/
Britelli671/
Broiller671/
Brilé671/
Braisley670/
Britlays670/
Brechtle670/
Brithelt670/
Bresstle670/
Brestley670/
Vrile670/
Brisleip670/
Bristoil670/
Briselle670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brittle
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