Brysland Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brysland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brysland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Brysland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brysland occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Brysland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brysland? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Brysland is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Brysland reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in British Isles.

Brysland is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 267,691. In Scotland it is primarily found in: Inverclyde, where 30 percent are found, Renfrewshire, where 25 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 25 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Brysland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brysland has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Brysland last name increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brysland
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