Brockway Surname

60,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Brockway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brockway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6931:54,1556,472
England7491:74,3908,455
Australia2641:102,25611,519
Canada2371:155,46715,773
Wales1821:17,0031,849
Chile1141:154,5305,235
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:58,1756,851
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2291:22,5302,824

Brockway (19) may also be a first name.

Brockway Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brockway Come From? nationality or country of origin

Brockway is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brockway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,060th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 868,289 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brockway are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename on earth, held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,693 people, or 1 in 54,155. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Brockway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brockway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brockway last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brockway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brockway last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brockway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.66% more than the national average, earning R 429,312 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,947 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $53,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broockway942/
Brockways940/
Brockwy934/
Brokway932/
Brocway931/
Bruckway881/
Brookway881/
Brockwey880/
Brockuay880/
Breckway880/
Brackway880/
Brockwaus821/
Broskwa802/
Brakway800/
Brockwe800/
Brookwiy751/
Brrekway750/
Brocua7110/
Brukwa712/
Brogwa711/
Brokwe711/
Brekwa711/
Brokua711/
Brakwah6710/
Brookwe678/
Brocqua677/
Breekwa671/
Bruikwa671/
Brakwai671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brockway
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