Brophy Surname
Approximately 20,482 people bear this surname
Brophy Surname Definition:
Ó Bróithe A numerous and well known sept of mid-Leinster. MIF 46; IF 32; Map Leix
Brophy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,315 | 1:38,911 | 4,799 |
| Ireland | 3,287 | 1:1,433 | 291 |
| England | 2,312 | 1:24,100 | 3,335 |
| Australia | 1,759 | 1:15,347 | 2,180 |
| Canada | 1,719 | 1:21,434 | 2,949 |
| South Africa | 912 | 1:59,405 | 7,504 |
| New Zealand | 328 | 1:13,806 | 2,394 |
| Scotland | 267 | 1:20,052 | 2,341 |
| Peru | 103 | 1:308,584 | 11,423 |
| Northern Ireland | 96 | 1:19,219 | 2,384 |
| Wales | 93 | 1:33,275 | 3,343 |
| Israel | 70 | 1:122,252 | 13,395 |
| Isle of Man | 51 | 1:1,683 | 305 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 1:15,973 | 1,430 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,817 | 1:2,438 | 461 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 364 | 1:66,965 | 7,625 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,300 | 1:21,834 | 2,750 |
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
Ó Bróithe A numerous and well known sept of mid-Leinster. MIF 46; IF 32; Map Leix
(Irish) Grandson of Brogh or Broha (origin obscure).
Brophy Demographics
Average Male Brophy Height
177.6 cm
Average Female Brophy Height
161.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brophy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brophy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brophy occurs most in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brophy.
How Common Is The Last Name Brophy? popularity and diffusion
Brophy is the 26,268th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 355,802 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brophy live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 40 people.
The last name Brophy is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 9,315 people, or 1 in 38,911. In The United States Brophy is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Brophy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brophy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brophy surname rose 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 181 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 635 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,669 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 930 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brophy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Brophy last name are 6.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brophey | 92 | 257 | / |
| Brouphy | 92 | 24 | / |
| Browphy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Brophuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brohphy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Brophay | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bropphy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Broophy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Brophyy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Brofphy | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bropy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Brophi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bropfy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brephy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Broppy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brofhy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Brophe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bropha | 83 | 0 | / |
| Braphy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bropey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bropieh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Braphey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Brophie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bropi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Brapy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Brope | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bropa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Brofy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Brospher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Brapha | 67 | 53 | / |
| Broupi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bropie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bropis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broffy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Broppa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bropes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Brofay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Browfy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Broper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brafoy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Brofey | 67 | 0 | / |
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