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
Bronte Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bronte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bronte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bronte is most common in The United States. It may also occur as: Brontë, Bronté or Brontè. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bronte? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bronte is the 442,270th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Bronte live; 40 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 200,706th most numerous first name globally It is held by 1,501 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 15 percent live.
Bronte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bronte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bronte last name expanded 1,393 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bronte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bronte surname is predominantly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bronte last name are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.13% being registered to vote for the 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
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