Brotherhood Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brotherhood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the brotherhood.' One of a religious confraternity or convent. 'As for their school, it hath been maintained heretofore by a brotherhood called a Gyld, I trow not without some guile': Latimer to Lord Cromwell, 1538 (Remains, Parker Soc.

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Brotherhood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6291:88,5829,600
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Brotherhood (23) may also be a first name.

Brotherhood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the brotherhood.' One of a religious confraternity or convent. 'As for their school, it hath been maintained heretofore by a brotherhood called a Gyld, I trow not without some guile': Latimer to Lord Cromwell, 1538 (Remains, Parker Soc.). Nicholas Brotherhood. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.

John Brotherhood, Yorkshire: Remains of Dean Granville (Surtees Society).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The original bearer of this name was probably a leading member of some guild or fraternity.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Boughrood; a location name in Radnor. (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brotherhood Last Name Facts

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

Brotherhood has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brotherhood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brotherhood is the 405,063rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Brotherhood are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 23 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 88,582. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 26 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 16 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 14 percent are found. Beside England Brotherhood occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Brotherhood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brotherhood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brotherhood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brotherhood last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brotherhood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning R 258,276 per year; in United States they earn 26.17% more than the national average, earning $54,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.7% more than the national average, earning $85,305 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brotherhoo952/
Brotherod900/
Brotero7855/
Brosterhous7385/
Brotheras701/
Brosterhaus6451/
Bratterud60171/
Broustera6019/
Brattera530/
Broustéra501/

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