Brophy Surname

26,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brophy Surname Definition:

Ó Bróithe A numerous and well known sept of mid-Leinster. MIF 46; IF 32; Map Leix

Brophy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3151:38,9114,799
Ireland3,2871:1,433291
England2,3121:24,1003,335
Australia1,7591:15,3472,180
Canada1,7191:21,4342,949
South Africa9121:59,4057,504
New Zealand3281:13,8062,394
Scotland2671:20,0522,341
Peru1031:308,58411,423
Northern Ireland961:19,2192,384
Wales931:33,2753,343
Israel701:122,25213,395
Isle of Man511:1,683305
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Norway71:734,61250,907
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Guam11:160,1214,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8171:2,438461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales101:156,8426,008
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3001:21,8342,750

Brophy (40) may also be a first name.

Brophy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Bróithe A numerous and well known sept of mid-Leinster. MIF 46; IF 32; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Bróithe A numerous and well known sept of mid-Leinster. MIF 46; IF 32; Map Leix

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Brogh or Broha (origin obscure).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brophy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brophy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Brophy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brophy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,268th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 355,802 people. Brophy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brophy reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

The last name Brophy is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,315 people, or 1 in 38,911. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Massachusetts, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Brophy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brophy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brophy last name expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 181 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 635 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,669 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 930 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brophy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brophy surname is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brophy last name are 6.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brophy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning 296,366 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,026 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.85% more than the national average, earning R 387,000 per year; in United States they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning $50,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brophey92257/
Brouphy9224/
Browphy922/
Brophuy921/
Brohphy921/
Brophay920/
Bropphy920/
Broophy920/
Brophyy920/
Brofphy920/
Bropy913/
Brophi834/
Bropfy830/
Brephy830/
Broppy830/
Brofhy830/
Brophe830/
Bropha830/
Braphy830/
Bropey830/
Bropieh775/
Braphey770/
Brophie770/
Bropi739/
Brapy733/
Brope731/
Bropa731/
Brofy730/
Brospher711/
Brapha6753/
Broupi6733/
Bropie676/
Bropis671/
Broffy671/
Broppa671/
Bropes671/
Brofay670/
Browfy670/
Broper670/
Brafoy670/
Brofey670/

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