Broker Surname
Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname
Broker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the broker,' an agent in business transactions.
'And gart bakbityng be a brocour To blame mennes ware.'
Piers Plowman, 2731-2. William le Brokour, Fines Roll, 19 Edward II.
Elena Brocker, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III.
Read More About This SurnameBroker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,445 | 1:250,837 | 23,840 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| India | 224 | 1:3,424,399 | 98,109 |
| Canada | 178 | 1:206,998 | 20,123 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Italy | 73 | 1:837,763 | 64,881 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 390 | 1:128,766 | 12,397 |
The alternate forms: Bröker (4,895), Bróker (1) & Brõker (1) are calculated separately.
Broker (246) may also be a first name.
Broker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the broker,' an agent in business transactions.
'And gart bakbityng be a brocour To blame mennes ware.'
Piers Plowman, 2731-2. William le Brokour, Fines Roll, 19 Edward II.
Elena Brocker, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III. pt.
Adam Brocker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1426. Nicholas Broker: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).
1798. Married — Soloman Brooker and Elizabeth Hale: St. George, Hanover Square.
1807. — William Broker and Elizabeth Jaquest: ibid.
(English) One who sell goods, a retailer; one who lived at the brook or stream.
Broker Demographics
Average Broker Salary in
United States
$47,649 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Broker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Broker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Broker (Marathi: ोकेर) occurs most in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Bröker, Bróker or Brõker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Broker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Broker is the 147,119th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. The last name Broker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Broker reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Broker is also the 569,299th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 246 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,445 people, or 1 in 250,837. In The United States Broker is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 12 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Broker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Broker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Broker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Broker surname are 17.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.48% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Broker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 551.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,549,080 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,602 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Broker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Broker in the Marathi language | ||
| ोकेर | okera | - |
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