Brady Surname
Approximately 157,282 people bear this surname
Brady Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the broad hey,' from residence thereby, i.e. the broad enclosure: v. Hey. The great number of Bradys in the American directories are mostly of Irish origin.
Johannes Bradhee, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameBrady Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100,093 | 1:3,621 | 393 |
| England | 15,652 | 1:3,560 | 483 |
| Ireland | 14,587 | 1:323 | 38 |
| Australia | 10,607 | 1:2,545 | 341 |
| Canada | 4,900 | 1:7,520 | 1,105 |
| Scotland | 3,086 | 1:1,735 | 322 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,966 | 1:938 | 182 |
| New Zealand | 1,318 | 1:3,436 | 526 |
| Jamaica | 1,082 | 1:2,652 | 414 |
| South Africa | 589 | 1:91,983 | 11,258 |
| Wales | 421 | 1:7,350 | 818 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Philippines | 306 | 1:330,844 | 45,455 |
| France | 293 | 1:226,699 | 35,158 |
| Thailand | 273 | 1:258,749 | 44,092 |
| Spain | 139 | 1:336,346 | 19,522 |
| Iran | 134 | 1:573,004 | 32,413 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| Argentina | 90 | 1:474,927 | 35,376 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 86 | 1:1,283 | 206 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Jersey | 49 | 1:2,025 | 325 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Norway | 38 | 1:135,323 | 17,347 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10,667 | 1:415 | 48 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,110 | 1:5,931 | 907 |
| Scotland | 1,172 | 1:3,194 | 539 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:34,854 | 1,900 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,016 | 1:2,182 | 232 |
The alternate forms: Brády (14) are calculated separately.
Brady (30,816) may also be a first name.
Brady Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the broad hey,' from residence thereby, i.e. the broad enclosure: v. Hey. The great number of Bradys in the American directories are mostly of Irish origin.
Johannes Bradhee, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1587. George Bradie and Frances Gente: Marriage Lic. (London).
1612. Married — John Brewer and Marie Bradye: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1729. — James Brady and Sarah Lowing: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Richard Brady witnessed a notarial transumpt in Dundee, 1430 (HP., II, p. 164). Galwanus Brady, presbyter and notary public in Dunblane, 1456 (Scon, p. 192). Robert Brady resigned the land of Easter Kennet, 1537 (RSM., III.). Cuthbert Brady is recorded in Berwickshire, 1542 (Laing, 459; Laing has other early references to Bradys in Berwickshire). Mongo Bradie was goldsmith in Edinburgh, 1576 (RPC., II, p. 537), Master Thomas Brady was chaplain of the chaplaincy of St. John the Baptist of Helmisdell, 1578 (OPS., II, p. 731), and Thomas Bradie is recorded in Kirk of Bonhill, 1623 (Sasines). Elspeth Braidie in Peilwalls, 1682 (Lauder) and John Braidie in Law, parish of Carluke, 1667 (Lanark CR.). The name is also in Edinburgh in seventeenth century (Edinb. Marr.).
(Celtic) Rogue [Irish brádach-Gaelic brádaidh (dh mute] (English) Dweller at the Broad Island (or Piece of Low Waterside-land) [Old English brád, broad + íg, island, &c.] or the Broad Hay or Enclosure [Old English brád + haga]
Mac Brádaigh A powerful Breffny sept. IF 58; Map Cavan; Plate II
Mac Brádaigh A powerful Breffny sept. IF 58; Map Cavan; Plate II
“Stupid” in Gaelic. Compare Brutus in Latin.
(Irish) The son of Bradach (spirited).
(Gaelic.) Breada, handsome.
From the Irish O’Braidaigh; a personal name.
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Brady Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brady Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brady (Arabic: برادى, Hindi: ब्ऱद्य, Russian: Брады) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brády. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brady? popularity and diffusion
The last name Brady is the 3,565th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 46,334 people. Brady occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Brady reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brady is also the 27,348th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,816 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 100,093 people, or 1 in 3,621. In The United States Brady is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 122 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.
Brady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brady has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 381 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 137 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 936 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brady Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States Brady are 11.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.54% being registered with the party.
The amount Brady earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning 364,868 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.28% more than the national average, earning R 445,056 per year; in United States they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $45,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,284 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brady Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brady in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्ऱद्य | bradya | - |
| Brady in the Russian language | ||
| Брады | brady | - |
| Brady in the Arabic language | ||
| برادى | brady | - |
| برَّادي | braady | - |
| برادي | brady | - |
| بريدي | brydy | - |
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