Brodsky Surname

46,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,244 people bear this surname

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

Brodsky Surname Definition:

(Russian) One with an unusual beard.

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Brodsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1211:50,9006,140
Israel1,7481:4,896725
Russia1,0361:139,11516,226
Argentina3861:110,7349,344
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Lithuania701:43,3517,190
France611:1,088,897118,069
Transnistria581:8,1841,600
Chile561:314,5808,983
Australia541:499,92037,885
Belarus511:186,29524,218
England491:1,137,10353,999
Kazakhstan451:392,94430,781
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Brodský (608) are calculated separately.

Brodsky (19) may also be a first name.

Brodsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) One with an unusual beard.

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

User-submitted Reference

Brodsky is a jewish surname derived from Brody, a town in Ukraine. "Sky" is a suffix of a geografic origin.

- dnbrodsky

Brodsky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brodsky (Arabic: برودسكي, Russian: Бродский) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant: Brodský. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brodsky? popularity and diffusion

Brodsky is the 46,124th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 648,128 people. Brodsky occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brodsky live; 49 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brodsky is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name in the world, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,121 people, or 1 in 50,900. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 10 percent reside, New Jersey, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Brodsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Brodsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brodsky last name rose 30,961 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brodsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Brodsky are 4.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Brodsky earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 12.93% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,892 per year; in United States they earn 31.28% more than the national average, earning $56,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $59,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brodský95608/
Brodskyi93813/
Brodskiy93233/
Brodskyy9317/
Brodszky9310/
Brodskay934/
Brodskey933/
Broodsky931/
Brodskoy931/
Brodskaya881,553/
Brodská86656/
Brodski86272/
Brotsky86261/
Brodska8660/
Bradsky8641/
Brodzky8628/
Brodske8615/
Bredsky863/
Brotskyi8096/
Brotskiy8039/
Brodskii8036/
Brodskis8024/
Broetsky8016/
Brodszki807/
Bradskey807/
Brodskij805/
Bradskiy801/
Brostsky801/
Brodzkiy801/
Bredskey800/
Brocky7721/
Brozky7713/
Brodskaia75971/
Brotskaya7592/
Brodskaja7522/
Broetskyi756/
Bradskaya754/
Brodzkaya751/
Brodzki71629/
Bratsky71340/
Brockey71173/
Brezsky71122/
Brotski71113/
Brotske7134/
Bretsky7131/
Brotzky7126/
Bradski7126/
Brodzka7123/
Bredski7113/
Brazsky719/
Brozski717/
Brotska714/
Broczky714/
Brodzká714/
Bradský712/
Brodszkaja711/
Bradská711/
Broucky711/
Bratskyi67104/
Bretskiy6743/
Brodschi6737/
Bratskiy6730/
Bratskoy6729/
Bretskyi6717/
Brotsker679/
Brotzkoy674/
Vrotskiy672/
Brocskai671/

Brodsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brodsky in the Russian language
Бродскийbrodskij-
Brodsky in the Arabic language
برودسكيbrwdsky-

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