Bright is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bright
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

The family name Bright is form of Brite. Descendant of Beorht meaning "bright"; the big, broad man.

Bright is the form of Brite. Descendant of Beorht meaning "bright"; the big, broad man.

Descendant of Beorht meaning "bright"; the big, broad man.

Bright is form of Bright. Descendant of Beorht meaning "bright"; the big, broad man.

Bright is a variant form of the Bright. Anglo-Saxon. beort, brilliant, illustrious. It is this ancient Teutonic root that is found in numerous personal names like Albert, Cuthbert, Lambert, etc. Brighting seems to be a patronymical derivative.

Anglo-Saxon. beort, brilliant, illustrious. It is this ancient Teutonic root that is found in numerous personal names like Albert, Cuthbert, Lambert, etc. Brighting seems to be a patronymical derivative.

How popular is Bright?

Bright is common in United States, Ghana, Nigeria, England, Australia, Uganda, Rwanda, Canada, Malawi, New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, Wales, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Togo, Liberia, Haiti, Scotland, Russia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, China, Tanzania, Botswana.

Bright is ranked 4919 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bright bearers increased by 3.87 per cent in 2010 US census to 33281 since 2000, the surname slipped by 58 spots and ranked at 1050. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.47 73.21
Black 23.3 22.33
Others 2.52 1.67
Hispanic or Latino 2.25 1.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.86 0.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.62
Bright is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Ghana lie ahead in terms of density. Around 114903 people have been found who wears Bright as their family name. Bright is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bright:
972 United States44,095
179 Ghana24,037
1,613 Nigeria10,541
742 England10,473
Countries with thousands of Bright:
726 Australia5,354
1,423 Uganda4,754
1,120 Rwanda2,481
2,735 Canada1,879
1,770 Malawi1,490
599 New Zealand1,199
5,565 Bangladesh1,081
Countries with hundreds of Bright:
9,906 South Africa676
516 Wales650
47,867 India645
7,760 Saudi Arabia596
12,562 Egypt549
5,159 Togo420
1,199 Liberia402
2,154 Haiti359
2,575 Scotland234
54,209 Russia233
2,182 Ireland217
1,523 Northern Ireland196
1,431 Jamaica195
594 China150
26,073 Tanzania150
3,103 Botswana138
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,676 Israel84
220 Antigua and Barbuda79
13,419 Zambia76
30,057 Spain69
6,926 Kuwait67
78,810 Germany66
165,873 Thailand63
118,069 France61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
38,500 Netherlands50
305 Sierra Leone49
8,706 Portugal47
125,194 Philippines45
5,748 Singapore43
176,839 Indonesia41
17,373 Ivory Coast40
1,972 Costa Rica37
238 Gambia36
10,566 Ecuador34
40,799 Malaysia33
166,011 Brazil30
122,818 DR Congo27
25,646 Sweden27
15,017 Iraq26
58,754 Cameroon24
5,250 Panama23
767 Guernsey22
899 Isle of Man20
5,175 Luxembourg20
420 Gibraltar19
3,260 Hong Kong17
37,471 Kenya17
34,678 Switzerland17
4,360 Guyana16
792 Myanmar16
7,281 Solomon Islands16
34,015 Norway14
28,556 Denmark13
107,811 Italy13
62,255 Belarus12
120,990 Poland12
3,120 El Salvador11
64,496 Pakistan11
239,189 Ukraine11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,599 Iceland10
153,484 Iran10
83,699 Kazakhstan10
1,555 United States Virgin Islands10
14,059 Lebanon9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
92,692 Belgium8
91,312 Czechia8
26,217 Estonia8
22,056 Colombia7
8,069 Cambodia6
48,838 Japan6
53,861 Mexico6
55,922 Qatar6
1,433 South Korea6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Daniel Bright worked as servant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on John Clark and arrived on May 14, 1846. Mary Bright (21) Spinster, 21 years old Edward Bright, Thomas Bright, aged 31, 39 years old Eliza Bright, 6 months old Mary Bright, Workman Thomas Bright, Eliza Bright, Patrick Bright, aged 24, and 6 other Bright around 71.43% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

Cornelius Bright from Germany aboard the Holland from Liverpool & Queenstown on May 6, 1870. He is registered to be 1 years old when he arrived in United States. Laborer E.M. Bright, Jensen Bright (31), Mark Bright, Marie Bright, aged 23, John Bright, aged 25, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen and Havre.

Bright Namesakes

  • James Bright, American philologist active
  • Ben Bright,
  • Josefina Fierro de Bright, Mexican American leader
  • Mandy Bright,
  • James Franck Bright, British historian and Master of University College
  • Tim Bright, retired American decathlete and pole vaulter
  • Norm Bright, American long distance runner, mountaineer
  • Bette Bright, English rock singer
  • Edward Bright, grocer in Maldon, Essex
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Peer review/Johnny Bright,
  • William Bright, American linguist
  • John Bright, British Radical and Liberal statesman
  • Bill Bright, American evangelist
  • Walter Bright, American computer programmer and the creator of the D programming language
  • Susie Bright, American feminist, author, journalist, critic, editor, publisher
  • Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
  • Matthew Bright, American film director, writer and actor
  • Ray Bright, former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer
  • Jesse D. Bright, ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator
  • Mark Bright, English former footballer
  • Dudley Bright, was appointed Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Tilston Bright, British electrical engineer
  • Kevin S. Bright, American television executive producer and director whose credits include 'Dream On'
  • Torah Bright, Australian professional snowboarder
  • M. D. Bright, American comic book and storyboard artist
  • Jason Bright, retired Australian racing driver
  • Johnny Bright, professional Canadian football player
  • Graham Bright, British politician and businessman
  • Anthony Bright, former Canadian and American football wide receiver
  • Bobby Bright, Bobby Neal Bright Sr
  • Kris Bright, New Zealand footballer
  • Kellie Bright, English actress
  • Leon Bright, Leon "Pop" Bright, Jr
  • Stephen Bright, has practiced law since 1975
  • John Morgan Bright, American politician and a U.S. Representative
  • Terry Bright, former Australian rules footballer
  • Dave Bright, footballer

Bright Namesakes

  • James Bright, American philologist active
  • Ben Bright,
  • Josefina Fierro de Bright, Mexican American leader
  • Mandy Bright,
  • James Franck Bright, British historian and Master of University College
  • Tim Bright, retired American decathlete and pole vaulter
  • Norm Bright, American long distance runner, mountaineer
  • Bette Bright, English rock singer
  • Edward Bright, grocer in Maldon, Essex
  • Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Peer review/Johnny Bright,
  • William Bright, American linguist
  • John Bright, British Radical and Liberal statesman
  • Bill Bright, American evangelist
  • Walter Bright, American computer programmer and the creator of the D programming language
  • Susie Bright, American feminist, author, journalist, critic, editor, publisher
  • Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
  • Matthew Bright, American film director, writer and actor
  • Ray Bright, former Australian Test and One Day International cricketer
  • Jesse D. Bright, ninth Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and U.S. Senator
  • Mark Bright, English former footballer
  • Dudley Bright, was appointed Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Tilston Bright, British electrical engineer
  • Kevin S. Bright, American television executive producer and director whose credits include 'Dream On'
  • Torah Bright, Australian professional snowboarder
  • M. D. Bright, American comic book and storyboard artist
  • Jason Bright, retired Australian racing driver
  • Johnny Bright, professional Canadian football player
  • Graham Bright, British politician and businessman
  • Anthony Bright, former Canadian and American football wide receiver
  • Bobby Bright, Bobby Neal Bright Sr
  • Kris Bright, New Zealand footballer
  • Kellie Bright, English actress
  • Leon Bright, Leon "Pop" Bright, Jr
  • Stephen Bright, has practiced law since 1975
  • John Morgan Bright, American politician and a U.S. Representative
  • Terry Bright, former Australian rules footballer
  • Dave Bright, footballer

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