Brotherhead Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brotherhead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the brotherhood.' One of a religious confraternity or convent. 'As for their school, it hath been maintained heretofore by a brotherhood called a Gyld, I trow not without some guile': Latimer to Lord Cromwell, 1538 (Remains, Parker Soc.

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Brotherhead Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Brotherhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the brotherhood.' One of a religious confraternity or convent. 'As for their school, it hath been maintained heretofore by a brotherhood called a Gyld, I trow not without some guile': Latimer to Lord Cromwell, 1538 (Remains, Parker Soc.). Nicholas Brotherhood. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.

John Brotherhood, Yorkshire: Remains of Dean Granville (Surtees Society).

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The original bearer of this name was probably a leading member of some guild or fraternity.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Brotherhead Demographics

Average Brotherhead Salary in
England

£18,865

Per year
Rank:
84,093 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.09043E-5
Rank: 86,663 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
69.93%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Brotherhead Last Name Facts

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

Brotherhead is found most frequently in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brotherhead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Brotherhead is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Brotherhead are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Brotherhead is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 80 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found.

Brotherhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brotherhead has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brotherhead last name declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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