Brunette Surname

60,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Brunette Surname User-submission:

Brunette is a French surname, meaning 'brown haired man'.

Brunette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4721:81,0519,211
Canada2,2411:16,4422,377
South Africa4891:110,79313,331
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Russia2601:554,31949,894
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Haiti681:157,1166,572
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
England371:1,505,89364,828
France341:1,953,609166,012
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Panama221:177,8305,396
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Mauritius121:107,7857,954
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

The alternate forms: Brünette (1) are calculated separately.

Brunette (3,545) may also be a first name.

Brunette Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Brunette is a French surname, meaning 'brown haired man'.

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Brunette Last Name Facts

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

Brunette is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Brünette. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunette? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,660th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 878,018 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Brunette live; 74 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brunette is also the 119,035th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,545 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,472 people, or 1 in 81,051. In The United States Brunette is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 19 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States Brunette occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Brunette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brunette has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,871 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brunette Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Brunette surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.44% registered with the party.

The amount Brunette earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 199.27% more than the national average, earning 1,035,730 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.34% more than the national average, earning R 473,700 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $42,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,323 CAD per year.

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