Bruford Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Bruford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bruford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:173,03715,826
Wales711:43,5854,199
Australia331:818,05251,601
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jersey11:99,2026,620
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bruford (21) may also be a first name.

Bruford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruford is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 609,992nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,373,858 people. The surname Bruford occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Bruford are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

The last name Bruford is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 173,037. In England it is most numerous in: Somerset, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Bruford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bruford has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bruford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bruford surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bruford are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bruford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.42% more than the national average, earning $56,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.4% more than the national average, earning $67,766 CAD per year.

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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 Bruford
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