Brothwell Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brothwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brothwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6181:90,1599,729
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2341:104,16810,414
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Brothwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brothwell is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brothwell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,486th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Brothwell are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 90,159. In England Brothwell is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 22 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 12 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Brothwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brothwell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brothwell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brothwell last name are 34.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brothwell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $43,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouthwell950/
Brothweld890/
Brathwell890/
Brottwell890/
Brodwell8220/
Brutwell820/
Broodwell781/
Broddwell780/
Bradwell712,799/
Bredwell71208/
Brudwell711/
Brodwill710/
Breedwell67185/
Braudwell679/
Brasdwell670/
Braadwell670/
Bredwel633/
Bradwel631/
Brodwil630/
Bradwill5921/
Bredwill592/
Bradbell590/

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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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  • 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 Brothwell
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