How common is the last name Bright?

32,068 people in the United States have the last name Bright, about 1 in 9,321. It ranks #1,074 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

BRIGHT

#1,074

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
32,068
About
1 in 9,321
This common or more
40.5%
Who bears it

Of the 32,068 people with the last name Bright, 67.5% reported their origin as White, 22.6% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Bright

1 other last name also has 32,068 people.

#1,074 Kidd · 32,068

Either side of Bright

#1,072 Law · 32,116#1,073 Lindsay · 32,075#1,074 Kidd · 32,068#1,076 Ewing · 32,030

Also a first name

As a first name, Bright ranks #11,383 of 53,615, with 1,128 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2019, with 29 births. See Bright as a first name

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