How common is the surname Brightwell?

2,430 people in the United States had the surname Brightwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. It ranked 12,703rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brightwell?

Robbie Brightwell, athletics competitor (1939–2022).

Where is the surname Brightwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Brightwell in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Brightwell getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,430 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Brightwell

A surname, carried by 2,430 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brightwell is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,430 people named Brightwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,435.

#12,703

rank among US surnames

2,430

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,781)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,694	Culbert	2,432	126,951
#12,696	Henao	2,431	127,004
#12,703	Raulerson	2,430	127,056
#12,711	Gans	2,429	127,108

Who is named Brightwell

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

79% of people named Brightwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brightwells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robbie Brightwell
Athletics competitor (1939–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brightwell

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

Questions

How common is the surname Brightwell?: 2,430 people in the United States had the surname Brightwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. It ranked 12,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brightwell?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Brightwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brightwell?: Robbie Brightwell, athletics competitor (1939–2022).
Where is the surname Brightwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Brightwell in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Brightwell getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,430 in 2010, down 0.2%.