Brooklyn Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Brooklyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brooklyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:671,30238,633
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Brooklyn (2,879) may also be a first name.

Brooklyn Last Name Facts

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

Brooklyn is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brooklyn? popularity and diffusion

Brooklyn is the 1,338,236th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Brooklyn live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 135,508th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 2,879 people.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 671,302. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 20 percent live and Durham, where 12 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Brooklyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brooklyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brooklyn last name expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brooklyn Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Brooklyn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning R 317,760 per year and in Canada they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $41,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brooklynn944/
Broklyn939/
Brookln931/
Brooklin8879/
Brooklen8810/
Brocklyn884/
Brookyln882/
Brookklin821/
Broklin809/
Braklyn801/
Brokling7585/
Brocklin7546/
Broklint756/
Broklina751/
Brokklin751/
Brocklen751/
Brosklin750/
Brockling7144/
Braklin671/
Braklen671/
Brakling6323/
Bracklin6318/
Bracklen630/
Brackling590/
Braclin530/
Braclen530/
Braceln530/

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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 Brooklyn
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