View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Brother Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Brother is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bröther or Bróther. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brother? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 67,418^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 987,205 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Brother reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 69,300^th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 8,316 people.

The last name Brother is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,034 people, or 1 in 29,841. Other than Saudi Arabia it exists in 105 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside.

Brother Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Brother has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brother surname rose 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brother Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brother last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Brother are 1.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political party.

Brother earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $44,119 USD per year.