Brobston Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Brobston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brobston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:1,383,43195,756
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Brobston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brobston occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brobston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 983,245th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Brobston reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 1,383,431. In The United States Brobston is most common in: Iowa, where 20 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found.

Brobston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brobston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brobston last name increased 2,015 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brobston Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Brobston are 12.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.22% being registered with the party.

Brobston earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,667 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Brobston
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