Brady Surname

3,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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.

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Brady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States100,0931:3,621393
England15,6521:3,560483
Ireland14,5871:32338
Australia10,6071:2,545341
Canada4,9001:7,5201,105
Scotland3,0861:1,735322
Northern Ireland1,9661:938182
New Zealand1,3181:3,436526
Jamaica1,0821:2,652414
South Africa5891:91,98311,258
Wales4211:7,350818
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Philippines3061:330,84445,455
France2931:226,69935,158
Thailand2731:258,74944,092
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Iran1341:573,00432,413
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Argentina901:474,92735,376
United States Virgin Islands861:1,283206
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Jersey491:2,025325
Bahamas481:8,161696
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Norway381:135,32317,347
Israel321:267,42624,032
Chile311:568,27313,994
Guernsey291:2,222539
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
China251:54,692,8632,965
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Guam211:7,6251,143
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
India151:51,137,692512,385
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Bermuda121:5,440820
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Finland101:549,67032,186
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Panama101:391,2268,067
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Austria91:946,15970,786
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malta41:107,5681,849
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland10,6671:41548
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1101:5,931907
Scotland1,1721:3,194539
Wales451:34,8541,900
Isle of Man61:9,045877
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,0161:2,182232

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Brádaigh A powerful Breffny sept. IF 58; Map Cavan; Plate II

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Brádaigh A powerful Breffny sept. IF 58; Map Cavan; Plate II

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Stupid” in Gaelic. Compare Brutus in Latin.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Irish) The son of Bradach (spirited).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Gaelic.) Breada, handsome.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Irish O’Braidaigh; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brady Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brady (Arabic: برادى, Hindi: ब्ऱद्य, Russian: Брады) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Brády. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brady? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,565th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 46,334 people. The last name Brady is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Brady are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 27,348th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 30,816 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 100,093 people, or 1 in 3,621. In The United States Brady is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 122 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Ireland, where 9 percent reside.

Brady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brady has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 381 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 137 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 936 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brady Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brady surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brády9314/
Braddy914,866/
Bready91829/
Bradey91716/
Braidy91476/
Braudy91141/
Braday9124/
Bradyd915/
Bradys914/
Braady914/
Bradoy914/
Braydy914/
Bradiy914/
Braedy913/
Bradyy913/
Bradyi913/
Bradyt912/
Bradyo911/
Bradhy911/
Brzady910/
Braudey8393/
Bhraday8312/
Braiday8311/
Breadiy836/
Bradiey833/
Braddyh833/
Breaddy831/
Braidey831/
Braddey831/
Brahdey831/
Bhradiy831/
Braudys831/
Bradday831/
Bradych831/
Braddys830/
Breaday830/
Breadey830/
Bradeey830/
Bradhay830/
Brauday830/
Brody8013,598/
Bredy805,136/
Brada804,715/
Brade803,577/
Bradi80559/
Bródy8049/
Wrady8011/
Brédy808/
Vrady801/
Bradj801/
Bhrhaday771/
Braide735,171/
Braida735,165/
Bradai734,120/
Brader732,823/
Bradea732,357/
Braude731,381/
Vradyi73738/
Braidi73627/
Breedy73523/
Broudy73485/
Bradie73371/
Bradet73367/
Breddy73318/
Brodey73268/
Vradiy73267/
Brauda73198/
Brades73191/
Broday73174/
Brhada73170/
Brayda73165/
Broody73154/
Broidy73149/
Bradid73145/
Bradis73137/
Brahde73124/
Broddy73120/
Bradaa73117/
Breidy7390/
Bradee7345/
Bhrade7334/
Brajda7333/
Bradde7323/
Brhade7323/
Braade7323/
Bradei7321/
Brayde7318/
Brodyi7317/
Braydi7315/
Braddi7314/
Bradje7313/
Braïda7312/
Breadi7312/
Breydy7311/
Braadi7310/
Breday738/
Bradge738/
Bradha737/
Bhradi736/
Bradeh736/
Braidj734/
Brrada734/
Braded733/
Braudi733/
Brodys733/
Brödys733/
Breade732/
Bradez732/
Bradit732/
Bradio732/
Braede732/
Bradeu732/
Bradiz732/
Bradhi731/
Bradui731/
Braada731/
Wready731/
Bratde731/
Vradey731/
Braïdi731/
Brodhy731/
Brodoy731/
Brajde731/
Bhrada731/
Bradii731/
Brahdi731/
Brasde731/
Bradda730/
Bredey730/
Bradish671,882/
Bradder67512/
Bradaia67231/
Braudis67177/
Bradich67174/
Brodych67149/
Bradaai67138/
Brzadeh67130/
Brahyda67114/
Braider6791/
Braddee6755/
Bradeis6754/
Braudes6740/
Brajdih6718/
Braidie6717/
Brodhay6713/
Braides6713/
Brashdi6712/
Brasdis679/
Brodycz679/
Brhadda679/
Bradett678/
Braidis676/
Braudie676/
Brayder674/
Brauder674/
Braydis674/
Brahade674/
Breader674/
Braidih674/
Bradets673/
Brajder673/
Breadie672/
Breaded672/
Bradesh672/
Broiday672/
Braided671/
Bradech671/
Brahadi671/
Bhraade671/
Bhradge671/
Bhradha671/
Bhrhade671/
Brradai671/
Braidde671/
Brraide671/
Braidee671/
Braudeh671/
Braudio671/
Brahdei671/
Bradaïa671/
Brachdi671/
Brahdio671/
Braddie670/
Braades670/
Breadio670/
Breedey670/
Braddis670/
Bradiss670/
Brooddy670/
Broodey670/
Broedey670/

Brady Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brady in the Hindi language
ब्ऱद्यbradya-
Brady in the Russian language
Брадыbrady-
Brady in the Arabic language
برادىbrady-
برَّاديbraady-
براديbrady-
بريديbrydy-

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