Brunton Surname

47,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Brunton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brunton,' two townships in the parish of Gosforth, Northumberland But no doubt often 'of Brampton,' which see, compare Brunwin and Brumwin.

Adam de Brunton, Salop, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Brunton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1181:116,24712,532
England2,5791:21,6053,030
Australia1,3911:19,4072,688
Canada1,0681:34,5004,427
Scotland1,0331:5,183872
New Zealand9971:4,542717
Ireland1291:36,5032,987
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Wales821:37,7383,712
South Africa721:752,46852,376
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Norway141:367,30634,015
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2941:18,8372,704
Scotland1,0531:3,555584
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3861:130,10012,482

Brunton (25) may also be a first name.

Brunton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brunton,' two townships in the parish of Gosforth, Northumberland But no doubt often 'of Brampton,' which see, compare Brunwin and Brumwin.

Adam de Brunton, Salop, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1773. Married — Joseph Wheatley and Elizabeth Brunton: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local. There is a Brunstane on Brunstane Burn, Midlothian, and there is a village of Brunton in the parish of Criech, Fife. Stodart says Walter of Burntoun held part of Luffness in the reign of Robert III (II, p. 329), John Brountoun was tenant of Aliebank Selkirkshire, 1558 (ER., XIX, p. 421), James Bruntoun of Calfhill, Roxburghshire, 1660 (RRM., I, p. 285), and James Bruntoun in Boongate of Jedburgh, appears in 1746 (Heirs, 211). George Brunton, miscellaneous writer, was born in Edinburgh, 1799. Brentoun and Brountoun 1584, Birnetoune 1504; Brantoun, Brenton, Bromton, Brwntoun. Brunton near Embleton Northumberland is = Burnton, with metathesis of r.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Brunton = 1 the Burn or Brook Farm [Old English brunna, burne, a brook + tún] 2 Brun(a)’s Farm or Manor [Anglo-Saxon pers. name Brun(a-brún, brown]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two townships in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Fife.

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

Brunton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brunton (Marathi: बनटोन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brunton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,634th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 671,230 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Brunton live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,118 people, or 1 in 116,247. In The United States Brunton is most common in: California, where 16 percent reside, Indiana, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Brunton is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Brunton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brunton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brunton last name rose 808 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 132 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 683 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brunton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brunton last name is predominantly Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brunton surname are 17.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Brunton earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.4% less than the national average, earning 275,471 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.07% less than the national average, earning R 192,312 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Braunton93267/
Bruinton9368/
Bruntton931/
Brounton930/
Bronton8638/
Brumton864/
Bruntun863/
Bruntom861/
Bruntan860/
Bruntung8020/
Brauntan801/
Wronton711/

Brunton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brunton in the Marathi language
बनटोनbanatona-

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