Brouillette Surname

60,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Brouillette Surname Definition:

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

Brouillette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1761:86,7969,786
Canada4,0721:9,0491,347
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
England11:55,718,059489,080
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Brouillette 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

Brouillette Last Name Facts

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

Brouillette is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brouillette? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 60,751st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 879,395 people. The surname Brouillette is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Brouillette reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brouillette is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,176 people, or 1 in 86,796. In The United States Brouillette is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 21 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 49 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Brouillette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brouillette has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brouillette last name increased 4,856 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brouillette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brouillette are 19.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brouillette earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $42,110 CAD per year.

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