Brosnan Surname

50,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brosnan Surname Definition:

Ó Brosnacháin This name, also anglicized as Bresnahan etc., belongs almost exclusively to Co. Kerry.

MIF 46; Map Kerry

Brosnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8141:95,03410,661
Ireland3,1241:1,507302
Australia1,5071:17,9142,505
England1,1011:50,6076,270
New Zealand3831:11,8232,052
Canada801:460,57039,784
Wales561:55,2605,065
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
Scotland321:167,3079,494
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,7371:2,550478
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Brosnan (15) may also be a first name.

Brosnan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Brosnacháin This name, also anglicized as Bresnahan etc., belongs almost exclusively to Co. Kerry.

MIF 46; Map Kerry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Brosnacháin This name, also anglicized as Bresnahan etc., belongs almost exclusively to Co. Kerry.

MIF 46; Map Kerry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) One who came from Brosna in Kerry; dweller near the Brosna River.

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

Brosnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brosnan is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brosnan.

How Common Is The Last Name Brosnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,051st most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 710,080 people. The last name Brosnan is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Brosnan live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Brosnan is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name on earth, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,814 people, or 1 in 95,034. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 21 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Brosnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brosnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brosnan last name rose 1,280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 180 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 8,469 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brosnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brosnan surname are 2.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Brosnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.97% less than the national average, earning R 126,012 per year; in United States they earn 21.27% more than the national average, earning $52,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% more than the national average, earning $61,722 CAD per year.

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