Brogden Surname

99,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brogden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brogden.' Middle English brok, a badger; Anglo-Saxon broc (v. Brock (1)) and den; Middle English dent, a valley (v. Dean). A township in the parish of Barnoldswick, ten miles from Skipton, Yorkshire Other spots were probably so called.

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Brogden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7371:132,42913,933
England1,2121:45,9725,791
Australia3351:80,5849,375
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
Canada1091:338,03330,736
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Wales491:63,1545,613
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9811:24,8473,444
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5641:89,0409,203

Brogden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Brogden.' Middle English brok, a badger; Anglo-Saxon broc (v. Brock (1)) and den; Middle English dent, a valley (v. Dean). A township in the parish of Barnoldswick, ten miles from Skipton, Yorkshire Other spots were probably so called. With this lazy pronunciation of Brockden, compare Slagg for Slack, &c.

Cristiana de Boroghden, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Brockden, Yorkshire, 1544:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

1579. Dennis Brogdon and Elizabeth Gallanu: Marriage Lic. (London).

1687. Richard Brockden, or Brogden, aldreman of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1741. Ingram Brogden: Ch. Accounts, Skipton (History of Skipton).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Brock or Badger Hollow [O.E,broc(c, a badger + denu, a hollow, valley] The voicing of c (k) to g in this name is due to the influence of the following voiced letter d.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brogden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brogden (Russian: Брогден) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Brogden.

How Common Is The Last Name Brogden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,999th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,541,359 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Brogden are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,737 people, or 1 in 132,429. In The United States Brogden is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 23 percent reside, Maryland, where 14 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Brogden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brogden has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 613 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brogden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brogden surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brogden are 12.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Brogden earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.98% more than the national average, earning R 306,516 per year; in United States they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $41,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $48,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brogdden931/
Brougden931/
Brogdn920/
Brogdin8676/
Bragden863/
Brocden861/
Brogdem861/
Brugden860/
Bragdén712/
Bragdin710/
Brecden710/
Brackden671/
Brockdin670/

Brogden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brogden in the Russian language
Брогденbrogden-

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Brogden Reference & Research

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Brogden 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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