Brudenell Surname

403,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Brudenell Surname Definition:

The name is probably local. As to its origin, we learn only from Collins, that it was of good and chivalrous repute, temp. Hen. III., and that it was diversely written Bredenhill, Bretenill, Britnill, Bricknill, Bredenhull, Brutenelle, and Brudenell.

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Brudenell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:91,3419,828
Australia1211:223,10521,260
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Brudenell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name is probably local. As to its origin, we learn only from Collins, that it was of good and chivalrous repute, temp. Hen. III., and that it was diversely written Bredenhill, Bretenill, Britnill, Bricknill, Bredenhull, Brutenelle, and Brudenell. Peerage, 1768.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Bretignolles, from B. near Alençon, Normandy, which was held by the service of castle-guard at Gisors or Alençon (MSAN, xv. 178). Hugo de Bretinolles, t. Henry I., held a knight’s fee in Berks, which he still held 1165 (Lib. Niger). Gilbert de Bretinolles, 1218, held Sandon, Berks, from the honour of Gloucester (Roberts, Excerpta, i. 22). William I de B. held from Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, the same fee (Testa de Neville), and another at Colethorp, in the same county (Ib.); and in 1263 had a writ of summons to attend with his military array at Ox­ford. From this family descended Sire Robert Brudenell, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1520, ancestor of the Earls of Cardigan and Marquises of Ailesbury. The change of the name from Bretignolles to Bredenell, Bredenhill, and Brudenel, appears from the records, but space forbids insertion of the particulars.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, De Bretignolles; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brudenell: hails from one of the many Brettignolles. One is in Maine.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Amongst the old Leicestershire names now rare in the county is that of Brudenell. The Brudenells were a very distinguished family in the 16th and 17th centuries, and from them sprang the noble house of Cardigan (N. and H. L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Brudenell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brudenell (Russian: Бруденелл) is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brudenell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brudenell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 403,243rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,376,490 people. The last name Brudenell is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Brudenell reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 91,341. In England Brudenell is mostly found in: Northamptonshire, where 16 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Brudenell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brudenell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brudenell last name expanded 545 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 973 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brudenell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brudenell are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Brudenell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning $46,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Brudenell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brudenell in the Russian language
Бруденеллbrudenell-

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