Bright Name Meaning: From a middle english nickname or personal name,beorht 'bright','shining',from a short form of many personal names beorhthelm 'bright helmet'.
The name is of english origin,first recorded during the 13th century.A bearer that raised attention was 'Richard bright',a physician who diagnosed & gave his name to 'bright's disease'.A classification of 'kidney diseases',the term is no longer used.
Discover how your Bright ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 106 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 49 |
| Cornwall | 53 |
| Cumberland | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 26 |
| Devon | 461 |
| Dorset | 39 |
| Durham | 41 |
| Essex | 560 |
| Gloucestershire | 133 |
| Hampshire | 312 |
| Herefordshire | 66 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 56 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 157 |
| Lancashire | 292 |
| Leicestershire | 50 |
| Lincolnshire | 52 |
| London | 883 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Northumberland | 121 |
| Norfolk | 76 |
| Northamptonshire | 86 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 18 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 56 |
| Shropshire | 278 |
| Suffolk | 20 |
| Somerset | 200 |
| Surrey | 55 |
| Sussex | 46 |
| Staffordshire | 103 |
| Warwickshire | 75 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 67 |
| Worcestershire | 96 |
| Yorkshire | 151 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 28 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 54 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 62 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 789 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 305 |
| Labourer | 80 |
| House Servant | 72 |
| Dress Maker | 55 |
| Servant | 43 |
| Coal Miner | 38 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| House Keeper | 34 |
| Carter | 31 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Carpenter | 30 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Shepherd | 19 |
| Nurse | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Cotton Weaver | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| House Maid | 14 |
| Pauper | 14 |
| Wife | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bright | 3,521 |
| Mary Bright | 3,092 |
| John Bright | 2,975 |
| Elizabeth Bright | 2,129 |
| Sarah Bright | 1,780 |
| Thomas Bright | 1,656 |
| George Bright | 1,627 |
| James Bright | 1,485 |
| Charles Bright | 1,000 |
| Ann Bright | 977 |
| Henry Bright | 925 |
| Jane Bright | 862 |
| Eliza Bright | 783 |
| Emma Bright | 763 |
| Joseph Bright | 741 |
| Samuel Bright | 645 |
| Edward Bright | 641 |
| Ellen Bright | 599 |
| Alice Bright | 584 |
| Richard Bright | 563 |
| Emily Bright | 550 |
| Annie Bright | 548 |
| Frederick Bright | 537 |
| Alfred Bright | 535 |
| Margaret Bright | 508 |