Brushfield Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Brushfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brushfield,' a township in the parish of Bakewell, Derbyshire.

1799. Married-Joseph Brushfield and Elizabeth Taylor: St. George, Hanover Square.

Brushfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia321:843,61652,533
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Brushfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brushfield,' a township in the parish of Bakewell, Derbyshire.

1799. Married-Joseph Brushfield and Elizabeth Taylor: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A small village and manor in the parish of Bakewell, co. Derby, anciently written Brightrithfield and Brithrithtfield (quasi, "the field of Brihteric"-an Anglo-Saxon personal name). The family have long been located about Eyam, a few miles distant, and they have ever been remarkable for their paucity of numbers. At presentnot above ten persons in England, and those all related to each other, hear the name. Inf. T. W. Brushfield, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brushfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brushfield is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brushfield? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Brushfield are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Brushfield is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England Brushfield is primarily found in: Greater London, where 33 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 18 percent reside and Somerset, where 15 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Brushfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brushfield has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Brushfield last name increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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