Brookson Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Israel

Brookson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brookson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada561:657,95753,499
England541:1,031,81650,675
Israel281:305,63026,425
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Brookson Last Name Facts

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

Brookson occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brookson? popularity and diffusion

Brookson is the 1,163,787th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. Brookson is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Brookson live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brookson is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 657,957. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 68 percent live, British Columbia, where 25 percent live and Alberta, where 7 percent live. Besides Canada this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Brookson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brookson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brookson surname fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brookson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brookson last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brookson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning R 254,316 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning $54,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brokson932/
Brockson88151/
Brooksom881/
Brokshon881/
Brooksen880/
Brooksian8222/
Brookshan820/
Broxson801,272/
Brukson8029/
Brakson805/
Broksen800/
Brookshank781/
Brocksom75120/
Brocksen7548/
Brackson7529/
Bruckson753/
Vroukson751/
Brouxson751/
Broxon71115/
Brouckxon7146/
Brocksien7110/
Bracksion712/
Brooksham711/
Braksan674/
Brogzon673/
Braxson672/
Bragson671/
Broxsom671/
Brockshank670/
Brackschon670/

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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 Brookson
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