There's an updated version of the BRIGHTLAND surname at our new website, including better maps and updated information. Click/tap here to go to the new site at BritishSurnames.uk.

BRIGHTLAND

Brightland in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Staffordshire

0.0007

16.3551

Leicestershire

0.0006

14.2248

Warwickshire

0.0001

3.1270

Surrey

0.0001

1.6186

Kent

0.0001

2.3116

Shropshire

0.0004

9.1324

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Hints

Staffordshire

2.3364

50000.0000

Leicester St Martin

Leicestershire

0.0920

2222.2222

Aston

Warwickshire

0.0005

11.3636

Carshalton

Surrey

0.0184

416.6667

Deptford St Paul

Kent

0.0013

29.9401

Walsall Borough

Staffordshire

0.0131

303.0303

Wigginton

Staffordshire

0.1198

2500.0000

Woolstaston

Shropshire

1.0309

Top male forenames

Arthur Brightland
Edward Brightland
Frederick Brightland
John Brightland
Thomas Brightland

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Brightland
Anne Brightland
Kate Brightland
Martha Brightland
Sarah Brightland
Susannah Brightland

Top occupations

Scholar
Draper
Draper Wife
Dressmaker
Housemaid (Domestic)
Labourer
Railway Stoker
Shepherd