Brod Surname

114,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Brod Surname Definition:

(Polish, German) One who had an unusual beard; one who came from Broda, in Mecklenburg.

Brod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8691:193,93219,154
Germany1,0321:78,0099,873
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
France1821:364,96054,499
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Austria721:118,27016,587
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Canada401:921,14070,350
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
England181:3,095,448105,421
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
India71:109,580,769786,157
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Bród (2) are calculated separately.

Brod (284) may also be a first name.

Brod Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, German) One who had an unusual beard; one who came from Broda, in Mecklenburg.

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

Brod Last Name Facts

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

Brod (Hindi: ब्रोड, Russian: Брод) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Bród. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brod.

How Common Is The Last Name Brod? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 114,253rd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,800,728 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Brod reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 525,265th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 284 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,869 people, or 1 in 193,932. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Nevada, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Brod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brod has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brod Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Brod last name are 9.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.17% registered with the party.

The amount Brod earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.25% more than the national average, earning $50,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.62% less than the national average, earning $43,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bród922/
Brodt893,189/
Brodd89946/
Brood89756/
Broud89325/
Broyd89252/
Brodz8988/
Broid8917/
Broed8917/
Brods8916/
Brodh8911/
Brodp891/
Bro8611,995/
Broods80122/
Åbrodd8034/
Brodte8016/
Broodh8011/
Åbrodh806/
Broodt804/
Broudt803/
D'Brod803/
Brodsø802/
Brodgy801/
Brouds801/
Broyds801/
Brochd801/
Bhroud801/
Broidt801/
Brou75140,088/
Brad755,256/
Bros754,770/
Broz754,158/
Broh753,058/
Brot752,138/
Broy751,526/
Broa751,264/
Broś751,212/
Broo751,071/
Brud75745/
Broi75557/
Broj75291/
Broź75115/
Brro7594/
Brád7576/
Broš7567/
Øbro7544/
Vrod7541/
Broș7531/
Brňo7528/
Åbro7519/
Bruo757/
Brho757/
Bhro755/
Brop752/
Broø752/
Broş752/
Brzo752/
Bëro752/
Broá751/
Brgo751/
Broć751/
Wrod750/
Brodova73345/
Brodová73333/
Brodowa7310/
Broddås734/
Broisdt730/
Braud6710,210/
Broch675,660/
Bross675,560/
Brost674,749/
Broos674,495/
Bradt673,645/
Brott672,428/
Broux672,419/
Brosh67879/
Brosz67843/
Bradd67714/
Braad67704/
Bruot67619/
Brous67559/
Brout67383/
Brois67378/
Broth67265/
Brouh67230/
Brzoň67131/
Brote67131/
Brads67118/
Brohy67108/
Broit6788/
Brohs6771/
Broet6768/
Børud6758/
Broot6736/
Broyt6735/
Brozt6730/
Brots6727/
Bhroy6724/
Brouz6723/
Bhrad6721/
Brosø6721/
Brüdt6721/
Brudd6719/
Brrou6717/
Brudh6717/
Broiz6715/
Bhrot6714/
Brhoi6714/
Brooz6712/
Bradz6712/
Brros6711/
Brooy6710/
Bropp6710/
Breud679/
Broys678/
Brojt677/
Brudt676/
Brhud676/
Bhros675/
Bruos675/
Brotp675/
Håbro675/
Bhroz675/
Bhroi674/
Brojć674/
Bårud674/
Bradh673/
Broås673/
Brooš673/
Bruid672/
Broph672/
Brohz672/
Broßt672/
Brodtsch672/
Brooe671/
Broup671/
Bradp671/
Brasd671/
Bhroj671/
Bhrud671/
Vrodt671/
Wroud671/
Brozs671/
Brogy671/
Broht671/
Hbrou671/
Wrzod671/
Båros671/
Brošš671/
Brhot671/
Brohj671/
Broih671/
Brzho671/
Brádt671/
Bhrro671/
Brooj671/
Brooheed670/
Broop670/

Brod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brod in the Hindi language
ब्रोडbroda-
Brod in the Russian language
Бродbrod-

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Brod Reference & Research

Broadway-Broadhurst- DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Broadway-Broadhurst- FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Brod
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