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    The surname Brighton

    An English surname, carried by 1,392 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈbɹaɪtən/ 2 syllables Soundex B623

    Brighton: #19,416 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brighton #19,416, 1,392 people Brighton: #19,416 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brighton #19,416, 1,392 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brighton is more common than 88% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    (place): Originally a colloquial clipping of Brighthelmstone, from Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”). Became the official name in the early 19th century. : (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,392 people named Brighton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,800 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,326.

    #19,416
    rank among US surnames
    1,392
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #19,007)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,416Jeanjacques1,392221,800
    #19,425Akram1,391221,959

    Who is named Brighton

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Brighton identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brighton

    Brighton has the Soundex code B623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B623.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Brighton come from?
    (place): Originally a colloquial clipping of Brighthelmstone, from Old English Beorthelmestūn (“Beorthelm's farm”). Became the official name in the early 19th century. : (surname): From Breighton in Yorkshire.
    How common is the surname Brighton?
    1,392 people in the United States had the surname Brighton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,800 Americans. It ranked 19,416th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brighton?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Brighton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Brighton?
    Brighton is /ˈbɹaɪtən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Brighton getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,326 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,392 in 2010, up 5.0%.