Brolly Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brolly Surname Definition:

= Bra(i)ley, q.v.

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Brolly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland5761:3,203643
England3051:182,68216,414
Scotland2601:20,5922,389
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Ireland1291:36,5032,987
France1131:587,81278,453
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia281:964,13257,058
Hungary171:577,42834,558
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3061:14,4771,858
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Brolly (39) may also be a first name.

Brolly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Bra(i)ley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The northern Irish variant of Brolly is a recent anglicisation of the old Irish (Gaelic) surname Brólaigh, traditionally used in the surname form Ó Brólaigh. This anglicisation came as an attempt to dessimate Gaelic identity, culture, and language.

Ó Brólaigh originates in Ulster, northern Ireland, and genetic testing suggests that the geneology dates back to the Cruthin people, which may be either the earliest settlers of Ireland pre-dating the Celts, or may just be the earliest settlers of Ireland of which can be named; Cruthin may be mutual with the Picts of Scotland, forming the same group, as the Pict word for themselves is also cruthin, and they are also the first named settlers of Scotland.

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Brolly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brolly is borne by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brolly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,484th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,173,852 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Brolly are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 39 people.

The last name Brolly is most frequently occurring in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 3,203. Not including Northern Ireland Brolly is found in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Brolly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brolly has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Brolly last name expanded 15,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brolly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brolly last name are 10.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Brolly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.91% more than the national average, earning $53,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $54,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brolley92278/
Broelly920/
Broly91321/
Brocelly860/
Brolli83635/
Broley83156/
Brolle8384/
Brally8313/
Brolya835/
Brouly832/
Brully832/
Brolla832/
Broily831/
Brooly830/
Bralley77589/
Brolles77279/
Brollet7720/
Broller7716/
Broulay7711/
Brosley777/
Brollia775/
Brulley773/
Brohley772/
Bruilly772/
Broelle772/
Brouley771/
Broyley771/
Brallyo771/
Brooley770/
Brotley770/
Bruoley770/
Brolhey770/
Braly731,422/
Brola73513/
Broli73456/
Brole7330/
Bruly7318/
Brolé732/
Vroly731/
Broillet71525/
Brosille7175/
Broselle7141/
Brotelle7140/
Bërzolli719/
Broselli715/
Brocelli714/
Broullet711/
Broutley711/
Broyleys711/
Broylles711/
Broulaya711/
Broiller711/
Broosley711/
Brucilly711/
Brocelle710/
Braley675,409/
Bruley672,290/
Brolis67557/
Bralla67348/
Brolet67240/
Brolio67233/
Brulle67138/
Brosli67136/
Brolih67116/
Brulla67115/
Broili67100/
Brulay6791/
Brülle6790/
Brolia6774/
Brolit6757/
Broler6749/
Brolez6738/
Brulli6736/
Brouli6722/
Brullé6721/
Broyle6720/
Bralle6714/
Bruloy6713/
Breuly6711/
Broile6710/
Brolhi6710/
Broullett679/
Brolhe677/
Broule676/
Broles675/
Broola675/
Brolha675/
Brosle674/
Broele674/
Broula674/
Broutelle674/
Brulya673/
Broleh673/
Brolid673/
Brauly672/
Bralli672/
Broila672/
Brzola672/
Bruole671/
Broillett671/
Broole671/
Brotle671/
Braaly671/
Braliy671/
Brosselli671/
Brolie671/
Broyla670/
Bralay670/
Brohle670/

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