Brody Surname

38,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,2141:32,3224,032
Australia6721:40,1725,189
England3191:174,66515,923
Canada3061:120,41012,664
Yemen2971:88,9745,707
Ireland1521:30,9802,702
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
France791:840,79499,796
Ukraine681:669,45171,116
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Iran331:2,326,74378,121
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
India101:76,706,538639,611
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2081:21,2972,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4681:107,30510,748

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Bruaideadha A literary family attached to the O’Briens of Thomond. IF 312, Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Bruaideadha A literary family attached to the O’Briens of Thomond. IF 312, Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bródy9349/
Broudy91485/
Brodey91268/
Broday91174/
Broody91154/
Broidy91149/
Broddy91120/
Brodyi9117/
Brodys913/
Brodhy911/
Brodoy911/
Brodych83149/
Brodhay8313/
Brodycz839/
Broiday832/
Brooddy830/
Broodey830/
Broedey830/
Brady80157,282/
Broda8015,327/
Bredy805,136/
Brode802,609/
Brudy80416/
Brodi80344/
Brády8014/
Brédy808/
Wrody804/
Brodie7325,179/
Braddy734,866/
Broder734,095/
Brudey73871/
Bradey73716/
Broida73638/
Breedy73523/
Brodde73412/
Brodit73393/
Brodda73391/
Broude73356/
Breddy73318/
Broide73244/
Broede73210/
Broyde73176/
Brodis73143/
Braudy73141/
Brodej73130/
Broudi7370/
Brudys7355/
Brodet7351/
Brodje7350/
Brodai7345/
Brodes7332/
Braday7324/
Brojde7323/
Broyda7317/
Brouda7317/
Brodio7314/
Breday738/
Bradyd735/
Bradys734/
Braady734/
Bradoy734/
Bradiy734/
Brodaj734/
Braedy733/
Bradyy733/
Brodid733/
Brödys733/
Bradyi733/
Brodee732/
Broddi732/
Broded732/
Bradyt732/
Broydé732/
Brodhi732/
Brodeu731/
Brodiz731/
Bruday731/
Brodeh731/
Broydi731/
Broode731/
Broudj731/
Bradyo731/
Bradhy731/
Bredey730/
Brodge730/
Brodha730/
Brzady730/
Bruddy730/
Broodhuys7140/
Brodayova711/
Brouder67785/
Brooder67173/
Brodish67146/
Broodie67126/
Broddie67119/
Braudey6793/
Brodess6782/
Brodett6758/
Broddes6754/
Brodest6733/
Broides6733/
Broudie6727/
Broider6721/
Brodich6720/
Broudet6717/
Brodets6713/
Broudje6712/
Bhraday6712/
Broidis677/
Broudes676/
Brodech676/
Brodder674/
Broyder674/
Brodesr673/
Bradiey673/
Braddyh673/
Brosdis672/
Broydes672/
Brodeer672/
Brodeid672/
Braddey671/
Brahdey671/
Bhradiy671/
Brouddi671/
Braudys671/
Broidoi671/
Bradday671/
Bradych671/
Brodist670/
Braddys670/
Brodhed670/
Breedey670/
Broddis670/
Broudis670/
Broodis670/
Bradeey670/
Bradhay670/
Brauday670/
Broodes670/

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