Briody Surname

160,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Briody Surname Definition:

Ó Bruaideadha (W) North Longford and west Cavan. IF 312*

Briody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9651:375,60533,232
Ireland6091:7,7321,091
Australia5921:45,6015,722
England3221:173,03715,826
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
Thailand911:776,246126,162
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4611:9,6091,409
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Briody (14) may also be a first name.

Briody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Bruaideadha (W) North Longford and west Cavan. IF 312*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Bruaideadha (W) North Longford and west Cavan. IF 312*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Briody Last Name Facts

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

Briody has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Briody? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 160,029th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,673,348 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Briody live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Briody is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The surname Briody is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 965 people, or 1 in 375,605. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 22 percent live.

Briody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Briody has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Briody surname rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 132 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 976 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 720 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Briody Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Briody surname are 10.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Briody earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $44,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brioady9212/
Brioddy922/
Briodey920/
Bridy91802/
Briday83838/
Braidy83476/
Broidy83149/
Breidy8390/
Bridey8316/
Briddy8310/
Briodi832/
Brisdy831/
Briady830/
Breody830/
Bridys830/
Briedy830/
Brioda830/
Bryody830/
Bridgey7727/
Briaday7712/
Braiday7711/
Briaddy775/
Broiday772/
Braidey771/
Brioder770/
Brihoda770/
Bredy735,136/
Bridi733,684/
Bride732,526/
Brida732,041/
Bridj7383/
Brédy738/
Bridé732/
Brieaddy7133/
Brithday711/
Briohade711/
Bridge6726,479/
Braide675,171/
Braida675,165/
Briede673,223/
Bready67829/
Briedj67696/
Brider67666/
Broida67638/
Braidi67627/
Brieda67544/
Bridda67526/
Breedy67523/
Brides67392/
Breddy67318/
Breide67269/
Broide67244/
Bridaa67215/
Broyde67176/
Bruide67160/
Bridie67130/
Bridio6793/
Bridet6781/
Breida6776/
Bridde6772/
Briedé6767/
Bredys6763/
Brijde6755/
Bridis6751/
Briade6751/
Breidi6748/
Briddi6739/
Briadi6732/
Brojde6723/
Bridiš6718/
Broyda6717/
Brydøy6717/
Bryday6716/
Brhide6714/
Breydy6711/
Bridiz679/
Bredio679/
Breday678/
Vreidy678/
Breidj677/
Bridai676/
Braydy674/
Braidj674/
Brisde674/
Bhride673/
Bridea673/
Bridez673/
Briada672/
Broydé672/
Bridee671/
Bridjt671/
B'Rida671/
Bridgi671/
Bridid671/
Bridii671/
Bredid671/
Bridha671/
Bridje671/
Briedè671/
Bresdy671/
Brhida671/
Bryady671/
Brihdi671/
Brideh671/
Britde671/
Briadj671/
Brideu670/
Bredey670/

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