Bruerton Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bruerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia661:409,02632,879
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States411:8,840,462379,649
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bruerton Last Name Facts

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

Bruerton is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bruerton is the 1,218,745th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Bruerton are found; 52 percent are found in Australasia and 52 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 409,026. In Australia Bruerton is primarily found in: Victoria, where 74 percent reside, Queensland, where 18 percent reside and New South Wales, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Bruerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bruerton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bruerton last name grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 342 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bruerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bruerton last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Bruerton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,976 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breuerton940/
Brurton931/
Brierton88810/
Brearton88415/
Bryerton88186/
Breerton887/
Brourton883/
Brwerton881/
Breirton880/
Braerton880/
Brayerton8230/
Breyerton820/
Breareton820/
Broyerton820/
Brirton800/
Brairton7538/
Brvorton751/

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Bruerton Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bruerton
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