Brother Surname
Approximately 7,382 people bear this surname
Brother Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the brother,' gen. brother's.
William le Brother, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Bruther, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Brother, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBrother Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,034 | 1:29,841 | 4,317 |
| Iran | 993 | 1:77,324 | 7,944 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| United States | 765 | 1:473,803 | 40,248 |
| Nigeria | 712 | 1:248,796 | 14,402 |
| India | 548 | 1:1,399,754 | 53,776 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Afghanistan | 345 | 1:93,198 | 2,489 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Pakistan | 254 | 1:703,322 | 10,569 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Mexico | 41 | 1:3,027,468 | 22,993 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
The alternate forms: Bröther (16) & Bróther (1) are calculated separately.
Brother (8,316) may also be a first name.
Brother Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the brother,' gen. brother's.
William le Brother, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas le Bruther, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Brother, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1621. John Brothers and Alice Harris: Marriage Lic. (London).
1666. Robert Milwarde and Susanne Brother: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Apparently not from the relation of kindred, but from a baptismal name. There was a Danish king so called, as also one of the Scandinavian kings of Dublin. In Germany the corresponding name of Bruder is found. Two Danish nobles at the Court of Canute also bore the name. Ferguson. The forms in Domesd. are Broder, Brodre, &c., and in the H.R. Brother and Le Brother. Hence Brothers, Brotherson, and the local Brotherton.
Brother Demographics
Average Male Brother Height
174.67 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brother Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brother Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brother is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bröther or Bróther. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brother? popularity and diffusion
It is the 67,418th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 987,205 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Brother live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 69,300th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 8,316 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,034 people, or 1 in 29,841. Besides Saudi Arabia Brother is found in 105 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Bangladesh, where 12 percent live.
Brother Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Brother has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brother Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brother last name is predominantly 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 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.
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