Bryant Surname

1,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bryant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bryan.' The 'i' in Briant and Bryant is of course excrescent. Bryan was not an importation from Ireland, though its popularity as an English fontname is gone. It lingered in North Yorkshire, Westmoreland, and Furness till the close of the last century.

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Bryant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States242,4381:1,495116
England21,5691:2,583334
Australia12,5881:2,145274
Canada5,2751:6,9851,025
New Zealand2,6291:1,722217
Liberia2,5621:1,721228
Wales1,5201:2,036206
South Africa9071:59,7337,544
Jamaica6641:4,322591
Scotland5081:10,5391,448
France3151:210,86632,777
Thailand2221:318,19154,801
Northern Ireland2031:9,0891,481
Ireland1581:29,8032,648
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Singapore1331:41,4111,573
China1261:10,851,758675
Panama1081:36,2251,986
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Barbados691:4,166533
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Costa Rica641:74,6891,428
Jersey491:2,025325
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
United States Virgin Islands261:4,245679
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Hong Kong231:318,9343,111
Belize221:16,1581,623
India221:34,866,608408,224
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Norway181:285,68329,080
Saint Kitts and Nevis171:3,247437
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Guam121:13,3432,098
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Israel111:777,96750,646
Georgia101:374,55415,620
Ghana101:2,702,06911,564
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,8841:2,051292
Wales8221:1,908134
Scotland621:60,3743,814
Jersey321:1,621261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States34,9741:1,436147

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

Bryant (37,721) may also be a first name.

Bryant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bryan.' The 'i' in Briant and Bryant is of course excrescent. Bryan was not an importation from Ireland, though its popularity as an English fontname is gone. It lingered in North Yorkshire, Westmoreland, and Furness till the close of the last century. 'The Bretons, who joined in the Norman Conquest, imported it to England' (Yonge). 'Brien was always a favourite in Brittany, and is very common as a surname with the peasantry there' (ibid.); v. Brine.

Wydo Bryan, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Bren, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Acelot Bryvon, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas fil Brian, Yorkshire, ibid.

Alan fil. Brian, Yorkshire, ibid.

Brian de Brampton, Gloucestershire, ibid.

William Brian, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Colin Briant, London, 1269: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.

The intermediate stage between Brian and Briant, or Bryant, is found in the following entry: '1770. Married — John Briand and Barbara Backhouse': St. George's, Hanover Square.

Compare riband and ribbon, and Simmons and Simmonds.

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

(Celtic) = Bryan, Brian (q.v.) with the common excrescent -t. (French) the French Bruyant, Bruant, a nickname = Noisy, Blustering [French bruyant, Old French bruant]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Descendant of Bryan (hill).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the French, Briand, Briant; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname from Gaelic-Irish Ó Briain. The origin of this surname is problematic. We know that it means descendant of Brien, but what Brien means is a bit of a mystery, some sources say 'exalted', meaning 'powerful/important' or 'high-power', while others say 'hill', which could be correlated with 'lofty', meaning 'elevated'.

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Bryant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bryant (Arabic: بريانت) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Brýant. Click here for further possible spellings of Bryant.

How Common Is The Last Name Bryant? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,865th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,815 people. The last name Bryant is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Bryant reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 23,332nd most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 37,721 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 242,438 people, or 1 in 1,495. In The United States Bryant is most numerous in: Georgia, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 134 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Bryant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bryant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bryant surname increased 693 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 819 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 205 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bryant Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bryant last name is chiefly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bryant last name are 10.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bryant earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning 422,951 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.3% more than the national average, earning R 407,076 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brýant941/
Bryants92146/
Bryantt9232/
Bryante9213/
Bryandt925/
Bryanth924/
Bryantd923/
Bryaant922/
Bryasnt921/
Bryanet920/
Brryant920/
Bryan91125,396/
D'Bryant861/
Briant836,877/
Breant832,163/
Bryand83731/
Bréant8391/
Bryhan8372/
Bryann8320/
Bryang8319/
Bryane8316/
Bryamt8310/
Bhryan8310/
Bryont834/
Vryant832/
Bryatn832/
Wryant831/
Brryan830/
Brjant830/
Bryantová802/
Briandt771,415/
Briante77876/
Brehant77109/
Briantz7737/
Brieant7718/
Bryanne7710/
Breandt773/
Vryante772/
Brégant772/
D'Bryan772/
Bryhane771/
Broyont771/
Brayont771/
Braiyan771/
Brajyan771/
Brhyane771/
Briants770/
Bryands770/
Briaant770/
Brian7336,896/
Bryon732,128/
Brean73955/
Bryam7357/
Vryan737/
Bréan732/
Brjan731/
Bryanova71123/
Brianthe7145/
Bryanová718/
Briant's711/
Brihante711/
Vrajyant711/
Brehaunt711/
Briantte711/
Briand6725,665/
Brehan672,022/
Brajon67797/
Briane67495/
Broyon67421/
Braion67214/
Brayon67195/
Brihan67137/
Breand6783/
Bryham6781/
Brijan6743/
Briean6732/
Brișan6723/
Briann6716/
Bređan6713/
Breyon6713/
Breann6710/
Brzjan679/
Bryone675/
Breșan674/
Bruyon673/
Bryhanova672/
Briang672/
Brjanh672/
Breaan671/
Breaon671/
Vryont671/
Wriant671/
Bryhon671/
Brioan671/
Bréand671/
Brățan671/
Brianh671/
Breean670/
Breaun670/
Bryond670/
Vrryan670/
Briont670/

Bryant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bryant in the Arabic language
بريانتbryant-

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