Brighton Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brighton Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brighton family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 222
Agricultural Labourer 47
General Labourer 17
Labourer 14
Dress Maker 14
Domestic Servant 13
General Servant 11
Nailor 11
Gardener 9
No Occupation 9
Laundress 7
Farm Servant Indoor 7
Annuitant 6
Earthernware Dealer Hawkers 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Coal Miner 6
Draper Assistant 5
House Keeper 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Farm Labourer 5
Brick Layer 4
Butcher 4
Clerk 4
Servant 4
Shoe Maker 4

Brighton Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Broughton 78% 40,682
2 Brighton 100% 10,902
3 Braughton 78% 391
4 Brighten 88% 291
5 Breighton 89% 213

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The surname Brighton is the 2nd most popular variant of Broughton.

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