Brotons Surname

95,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,002 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Brotons Surname User-submission:

The surname Brotons is the Iberian variant of the word Briton. Briton is itself an ethnic name to denote a native Celtic person from Britain.

Like its modern Celtic counterparts, the -s in Brotons is used to signify the meaning 'son of'.

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Brotons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3,5591:13,1361,512
France1,1591:57,3107,630
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Argentina791:541,05639,330
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

The alternate forms: Brotóns (26) are calculated separately.

Brotons Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Brotons is the Iberian variant of the word Briton. Briton is itself an ethnic name to denote a native Celtic person from Britain.

Like its modern Celtic counterparts, the -s in Brotons is used to signify the meaning 'son of'. As such, the surname Brotons is Celtic in origins and translates to 'іon of Britain'.

Likewise, the French variation of Briton is Breton. As such, the surname Breton or Bretons is prevalent in France and shares the same Celtic origin and meaning as Broton 'son of (Celtic) Britain.'

In Britain, the original variant Briton is still found. Contained in surnames such as Briton, Britton, Britons, Brittons.

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Brotons Last Name Facts

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

Brotons occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brotóns. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brotons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 95,151st most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,456,926 people. The surname Brotons occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Brotons reside; 71 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 3,559 people, or 1 in 13,136. In Spain Brotons is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 76 percent reside, Catalonia, where 7 percent reside and Murcia, where 6 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Brotons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brotons last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brotons earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 260.57% more than the national average, earning $81,859,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.87% more than the national average, earning $44,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brotóns9526/
Brottons932/
Bretons8650/
Brutons862/
Brotoms861/
Brotonz861/
Bratons860/
Brettons800/
Brutans7161/
Brutāns714/
Bruthans6773/
Brutgans671/
Brattans670/
Brathans670/
Bruthansová5677/
Bruthansova562/
Bratanch537/

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