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
Broker (Marathi: ोकेर) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bröker, Bróker or Brõker. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Broker? popularity and diffusion
It is the 147,119th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Broker are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Broker is also the 569,299th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 246 people.
The surname Broker is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,445 people, or 1 in 250,837. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States it 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 frequency of Broker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broker surname expanded 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Broker Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Broker last name are 17.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.48% registered with 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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