Brouillet Surname

125,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Brouillet Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller in, or near, a small, swampy wood; one who came from Breuil (swampy wood), in France.

Brouillet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,4581:27,0233,251
United States6441:562,82446,323
Canada4641:79,4098,889
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Brouillet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller in, or near, a small, swampy wood; one who came from Breuil (swampy wood), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brouillet Last Name Facts

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

Brouillet occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brouillet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 125,350th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,006,483 people. Brouillet occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Brouillet are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 2,458 people, or 1 in 27,023. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent are found, Occitanie, where 24 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found. Aside from France this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Brouillet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brouillet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brouillet surname expanded 1,789 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brouillet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Brouillet surname are 5.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.5% registered with the party.

The amount Brouillet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $49,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,758 CAD per year.

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