Brogdon Surname

79,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Brogdon 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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Brogdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1211:59,2167,002
England311:1,797,35772,927
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Brogdon (28) may also be a first name.

Brogdon 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

Brogdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brogdon occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brogdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brogdon is the 79,067th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,180,361 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Brogdon reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brogdon is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 28 people.

The surname Brogdon is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,121 people, or 1 in 59,216. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Brogdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brogdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brogdon surname grew 1,565 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brogdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brogdon last name are 16.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.76% being registered with the political party.

Brogdon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brogdonn936/
Brougdon932/
Broughdon881/
Bragdon862,798/
Brogdan8627/
Brugdon861/
Brogdom860/
Bregdon860/
Brogdun860/
Brangdon801/
Bregdan712/
Bragdan710/
Bragdom710/
Bragdam570/
Brockdamk501/

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Brogdon Reference & Research

Brogden One-name Study - A profile of the Brogden surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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