Brittleton Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brittleton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brittleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Brittleton Last Name Facts

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

Brittleton is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Brittleton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brittleton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brittleton is the 2,047,559th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brittleton reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

Brittleton is most common in England, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England Brittleton is mostly found in: Cheshire, where 34 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and Shropshire, where 12 percent live. Other than England Brittleton is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Brittleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brittleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brittleton last name grew 1,383 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bartleton8410/
Brisleton841/
Burtleton840/
Brtlton820/
Brailton781/
Partleton74167/
Brayleton740/
Purtleton740/
Bradleton740/
Brito Hilton731/
Brito Lauton731/
Priddleton700/
Bartlettano671/

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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
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  • 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 Brittleton
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