Brunt Surname

49,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Samoa

Brunt Surname Definition:

(English) for Brond = Brand, q.v. Brand or Brand was a grandson of Woden.

Brunt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0451:13,7752,040
United States2,5221:143,71914,881
Australia8691:31,0654,133
Canada6251:58,9536,943
Samoa5281:36784
Netherlands4241:39,8286,746
Argentina3341:127,97410,841
New Zealand2961:15,2982,660
Wales1901:16,2871,760
Northern Ireland1421:12,9931,875
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Ireland361:130,8046,280
United States Virgin Islands221:5,017770
France181:3,690,151224,666
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9771:12,3291,867
Wales981:16,004951
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Brunt (63) may also be a first name.

Brunt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for Brond = Brand, q.v. Brand or Brand was a grandson of Woden.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Brent, places so called in cos. Somerset, Devon, Suffolk, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Brund; a location name in Staffordshire Or from the Dutch, Brunt; from the Danish, Brund; from the Flemish, Brunard; from the French, Brunet; a personal name.

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

Brunt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brunt (Russian: Брунт) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Brunt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunt? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brunt is the 49,893rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 707,529 people. The last name Brunt is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Brunt live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Brunt is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held forename in the world, held by 63 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 4,045 people, or 1 in 13,775. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 9 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Brunt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brunt has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Brunt last name expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 44 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brunt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brunt surname is predominantly Anglican (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brunt last name are 9.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Brunt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 176.83% more than the national average, earning 958,049 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning R 223,692 per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $50,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bruntz91948/
Brunts91211/
Brount9147/
Brundt9135/
Brunth9117/
Bruntt9115/
Braunt915/
Bruint913/
Brunnt912/
Brunte911/
Brun8978,322/
Brounts8384/
Brauntz8321/
Braundt8310/
Brusint8310/
Brundtø835/
Braunts833/
Bruntte832/
Brunntz830/
Braun80288,013/
Bruhn8019,461/
Brune8017,792/
Bruun8010,030/
Bruin807,686/
Brunn805,771/
Bruyn801,940/
Broun801,681/
Bront80717/
Breun80396/
Brund80301/
Brung80255/
Brunc8050/
Brunø8042/
Brunh8027/
Brunč808/
Brusn806/
Brumt806/
Brumn804/
Brhun803/
Brgun802/
Brutn801/
Bhrun801/
Bruÿn801/
Brrun800/
Bruntsch77262/
Bruscent773/
Brauntch771/
Braune7310,125/
Bruijn732,713/
Braund732,703/
Brusin73571/
Brunne73501/
Brutin73451/
Bround73233/
Bruyne73208/
Braunn73205/
Brusen73177/
Bruten73146/
Brutyn73126/
Brauhn73124/
Brugne73108/
Bruine73103/
Bruhne7389/
Broune7386/
Breune7331/
Bründt7330/
Brondt7329/
Brontt7328/
Brusén7328/
Bruncz7326/
Brucen7324/
Bruing7322/
Brahun7320/
Brusyn7316/
Braung735/
Brundì735/
Brontë735/
Braumn734/
Brunhs734/
Brunnk734/
Braunh734/
Brounk733/
Bruhnn733/
Brounč733/
Braunč732/
Breung732/
Bruïne732/
Brumtt731/
Bruinn731/
Brouhn731/
Brundė731/
Brhune731/
Broung731/
Brunds730/
Breunn730/
Brounn730/
Brungy730/
Bronth730/
Bronnt730/
Brundz730/
Breund730/
Brausn730/
Bruinette71153/
Brauntsch7146/
Brum6734,064/
Bron6713,168/
Broutin674,212/
Bruttin67835/
Brunova67686/
Brausen67587/
Brausin67571/
Brunová67540/
Brussen67428/
Bruijne67309/
Brutten67104/
Brauten6787/
Brün6770/
Braucin6741/
Brussin6733/
Brougne6733/
Brusing6730/
Breugne6715/
Børgund6714/
Brún6711/
Bruynck6710/
Vrun679/
Brounne679/
Braunstsch674/
Bruchin673/
Braunne673/
Brouncz672/
Bruscin671/
Bruszen671/
Brouten671/
Brausín671/
Brondtt671/
Bruijjn671/
Brón671/
Brutijn671/
Bruusen671/
Bruń671/
Brușten671/
Brundsø671/
D'Braun671/
Bruinck670/
Brahaun670/
Bruting670/
Brumnnd670/
Bruggin670/
Brousen670/
Bruchen670/
Breuten670/
Brontdt670/
Bruined670/
Brounds670/

Brunt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brunt in the Russian language
Брунтbrunt-

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