Braithwaite is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Braithwaite
No. of characters: 11
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Braithwaite

How popular is Braithwaite?

Braithwaite is common in Canada.

Braithwaite is ranked 26227 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Braithwaites grew by 14.57966 per cent to 3898 since 2000 and ranked 8470 after elevating 386 spots. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.9 65.34
Black 30.66 29.81
Hispanic or Latino 3.39 1.79
Others 3.1 2.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.44
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.29
Braithwaite is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Antigua and Barbuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 19443 people have been found who wears Braithwaite as their family name. Braithwaite is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
615,517 Russia6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
10,542 China4
4,915 Panama3
108,034 Italy3
147,165 Czech Republic2
473 Anguilla2
18,718 Thailand2
50,640 Switzerland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
13,552 Qatar2
6,900 Oman2
40,256 Mexico2
4,104 South Korea2
18,625 Japan2
19,046 Ireland2
17,575 Kuwait1
5,553 Taiwan1
91,024 Belgium1
2,057 Myanmar1
3,071 Jersey1
8,859 Iraq1
66,560 Philippines1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
19,810 Croatia1
53,505 Turkey1
3,243 Suriname1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
29,774 Venezuela1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
7,790 Zambia1
799 British Virgin Islands1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
165,773 Belarus1
810,193 Indonesia1
37,779 Serbia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
613 The Bahamas49
745 Barbados39
130 Turks and Caicos Islands30
62,494 Netherlands22
28,338 Norway20
23,914 Denmark20
886 United States Virgin Islands18
15,050 Singapore18
10,355 Nigeria14
759 Grenada13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,374 Chile99
9,536 Finland72
2,801 Northern Ireland72
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
36,559 Spain62
66,582 Argentina60
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Braithwaite:
149 Guyana767
1,359 New Zealand542
2,095 Scotland341
1,130 Jamaica268
1,600 Wales248
944 Trinidad and Tobago219
50,182 Germany202
9,256 Peru199
50,564 France196
90 Antigua and Barbuda123
Countries with thousands of Braithwaite:
1,341 England5,905
8,031 United States4,669
1,785 Australia1,773
3,819 South Africa1,717
3,218 Canada1,473
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old mason William Braithwaite who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 1, 1849 by Abey Land put out from Liverpool. Hodgen Braithwaite (22) Mason, George Braithwaite, aged 23, 23 years old Mary-Anne Braithwaite, Robert Braithwaite (18) Immigrant, are others that migrated to US.

Braithwaite Namesakes

  • Adric Braithwaite, Film Score Composer
  • R. B. Braithwaite, Philosopher
  • Althea Braithwaite, Author
  • Althea Braithwaite, Author
  • Donald Braithwaite, Boxer
  • Joseph Bevan Braithwaite, Author
  • Max Braithwaite, Novelist
  • Daryl Braithwaite, Singer
  • Daryl Braithwaite, Singer
  • Junior Braithwaite, Musician

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