Brody Surname
Approximately 13,598 people bear this surname
Brody Surname Definition:
(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.
Brody Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,214 | 1:32,322 | 4,032 |
| Australia | 672 | 1:40,172 | 5,189 |
| England | 319 | 1:174,665 | 15,923 |
| Canada | 306 | 1:120,410 | 12,664 |
| Yemen | 297 | 1:88,974 | 5,707 |
| Ireland | 152 | 1:30,980 | 2,702 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Ukraine | 68 | 1:669,451 | 71,116 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Slovakia | 12 | 1:444,704 | 54,815 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 208 | 1:21,297 | 2,442 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 468 | 1:107,305 | 10,748 |
The alternate forms: Bródy (49) are calculated separately.
Brody (4,267) may also be a first name.
Brody Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
Mac Bruaideadha A literary family attached to the O’Briens of Thomond. IF 312, Map Clare
Mac Bruaideadha A literary family attached to the O’Briens of Thomond. IF 312, Map Clare
(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.
Brody Demographics
Average Male Brody Height
177.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brody Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brody Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brody is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Bródy. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brody? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,677th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 535,928 people. The last name Brody is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Brody live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 106,030th most widely held first name globally It is held by 4,267 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 11,214 people, or 1 in 32,322. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Brody exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Brody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brody has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brody last name rose 2,396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 27 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brody Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Brody surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brody surname are 41.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brody earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.39% more than the national average, earning R 523,740 per year; in United States they earn 24.91% more than the national average, earning $53,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.78% more than the national average, earning $68,453 CAD per year.
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Brody Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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