Brodie Surname
Approximately 25,179 people bear this surname
Brodie Surname Definition:
Of territorial origin from the barony of the name in Moray. Michael de Brothie had a charter from Robert I in 1311 (not in RMS.) of the lands of Brodie as his father's heir. In 1337 there is mention of the "terra de Brothy domini" (ER., I, p.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,336 | 1:38,824 | 4,785 |
| England | 4,164 | 1:13,381 | 1,971 |
| Australia | 3,789 | 1:7,125 | 1,046 |
| Scotland | 2,563 | 1:2,089 | 382 |
| Canada | 2,383 | 1:15,462 | 2,265 |
| New Zealand | 833 | 1:5,436 | 878 |
| Israel | 517 | 1:16,552 | 2,479 |
| South Africa | 447 | 1:121,203 | 14,363 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Malaysia | 145 | 1:203,408 | 11,963 |
| Ireland | 103 | 1:45,718 | 3,416 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97 | 1:1,022 | 174 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Northern Ireland | 71 | 1:25,986 | 2,864 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| British Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:1,755 | 240 |
| Nicaragua | 16 | 1:376,318 | 3,295 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Anguilla | 9 | 1:1,493 | 138 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 70 | 1:63,284 | 4,864 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,705 | 1:1,384 | 253 |
| England | 1,301 | 1:18,736 | 2,691 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:62,737 | 3,061 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,080 | 1:46,499 | 5,352 |
Brodie (4,588) may also be a first name.
Brodie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial origin from the barony of the name in Moray. Michael de Brothie had a charter from Robert I in 1311 (not in RMS.) of the lands of Brodie as his father's heir. In 1337 there is mention of the "terra de Brothy domini" (ER., I, p. 441). Thomas de Brothy was juror at a court held at "Le Bailocis Hill" near Inverness 1376—7 (Family of Innes, p. 63). John de Brothy appears in 1380 as witness in a matter between the bishop of Moray and Alexander Stewart, lord of Badenoch (REM., p. 187). Thomas Brothi and his son, John Brouthy appear in 1386 in a negotiation regarding the vicarage of Dyke of which his younger son, Alexander de Brothi, was vicar (ibid., p. 323), and Johannes Brody de eodem or thanus de Brody was witness in an agreement anent the marches of Croy and Kildrummy in 1492 (ibid., p. 236,238, 241). Adam Brothy, Arnchibald Brothy, and Alexander Brothy witnessed sealing of sasine of Skelbo in 1487 (OPS., II, p. 646), and Thomas Brodie of that Ilk was juror on an inquest made at Inverness, 1546 (ibid., p. 666). John Brothy, witness at Knokschynnoch, 1512, may be John Brothy, sheriff of Ayr, 1514 (Ros, 5, 83). The surname is found in Edinburgh from 1599 onwards (Edinb. Marr.), and is also used as an Englishing of the Irish and West Highland name O'Brolochan which see. Although the family of Biodie have been "long located in the province of Moray, less is known of their history than of almost any other of similar antiquity. This has been accounted for by the fact that all their papers and charters were destroyed when Brodie House was burnt by Lord Lewis Gordon in 1645. It does not. however, explain entirely the almost entire want of information about them, and it may therefore be presumed that their estate was not large, nor were they much known as having taken a share in public affairs until the middle or close of the sixteenth century, when they somewhat suddenly take a prominent place in the county, and so continue down to our time" (Young, Parish of Spynie, Elgin, 1871, p. 328). Broadie 1690, Broddy 1622, Brodya 1546; also Brady, Bridy, Broddie, Brothu, Brydie.
(Celtic) belonging to Brodie (Scotland), 14th cent. Brodie, Brothie: perh. from Old Gaelic broth, 'a ditch’; but this place- name may be Pictish or pre-Aryan.
The Scottish form of O’Brollaghan, q.v. MIF 246
(Irish, Scottish, German, Russian) The son of Bruaideadh (fragment); one who came from the barony of Brodie (muddy place), in Moray; one who had an unusual beard; one who came from Brody, in Russia.
Lands in the shire of Nairn. The Brodies of that Ilk date from the XIII. cent., and are still in possession.
Local: from the lands of Brodie in Morayshire. The name signifies a precipice. The family are descended from Malcolm, Thane of Brodie, temp. Alexander III.
(Gaelic.) Local. From the lands of Brodie, Co. Moray, Scotland. The name signifies a little ridge; a brow; a precipice. Brody, a town of Gallicia.
A location name in Nairn.
Brodie is an ancient Scottish name that has its principal home at Nairn (L.).
Brodie Demographics
Average Male Brodie Height
176.65 cm
Average Female Brodie Height
164.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brodie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brodie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brodie is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brodie? popularity and diffusion
Brodie is the 21,622nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 289,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Brodie live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 101,381st most common first name internationally, borne by 4,588 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,336 people, or 1 in 38,824. In The United States Brodie is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Brodie occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Brodie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brodie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brodie last name expanded 864 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 147 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 392 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brodie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brodie surname are 3.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.45% registered with the party.
The amount Brodie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.14% less than the national average, earning 248,680 kr per year; in Peru they earn 81.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,100 per year; in South Africa they earn 105.89% more than the national average, earning R 489,276 per year; in United States they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $45,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $55,588 CAD per year.
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