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

The surname Brockway is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brockway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,060th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 868,289 people. Brockway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brockway reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brockway is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 19 people.

The surname Brockway is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,693 people, or 1 in 54,155. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Brockway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brockway has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brockway surname 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 holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brockway last name are 14.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.18% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brockway
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