Brockwell Surname

115,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,986 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Brockwell Surname Definition:

(English)Dweller at 1 the Badger- Spring [v. Brock 1, and + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella] 2 the Brook-Spring [v. Brock2]

Brockwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8421:196,77519,390
England1,1911:46,7835,882
Australia6991:38,6205,018
Canada1081:341,16330,982
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malta41:107,5681,849
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5741:42,4665,350
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3121:160,95714,692

Brockwell (19) may also be a first name.

Brockwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)Dweller at 1 the Badger- Spring [v. Brock 1, and + Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella] 2 the Brook-Spring [v. Brock2]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Brocolle; from the German, Brockel; a personal name.

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

Brockwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brockwell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brockwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 115,777th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,828,285 people. The surname Brockwell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Brockwell are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brockwell is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

Brockwell is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,842 people, or 1 in 196,775. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Brockwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brockwell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 590 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brockwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Brockwell surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brockwell last name are 15.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brockwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.73% more than the national average, earning R 415,224 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $49,055 CAD per year.

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