Bronte Surname
Approximately 773 people bear this surname
Bronte Surname Definition:
(Greek) Thunder [Greek ßpoντή] The father of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte is said to haye been originally named Prunty.
Bronte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| Italy | 191 | 1:320,192 | 39,320 |
| Spain | 118 | 1:396,204 | 21,717 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| Argentina | 40 | 1:1,068,585 | 65,578 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Brontë (5), Bronté (2) & Brontè (1) are calculated separately.
Bronte (1,501) may also be a first name.
Bronte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Greek) Thunder [Greek ßpoντή] The father of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte is said to haye been originally named Prunty.
Bronte Demographics
Average Bronte Salary in
United States
$50,783 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bronte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bronte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bronte is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Brontë, Bronté or Brontè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bronte.
How Common Is The Last Name Bronte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bronte is the 442,270th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. Bronte is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bronte reside; 40 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 200,706th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,501 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 32 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States Bronte exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.
Bronte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bronte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bronte last name rose 1,393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bronte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bronte last name is chiefly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bronte surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.13% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bronte earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% less than the national average, earning $43,159 CAD per year.
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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
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