Brothers Surname

22,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Brothers 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.

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Brothers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,9241:24,2873,065
Iran4,7641:16,1172,092
England8211:67,8667,851
Canada8211:44,8795,526
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
French Polynesia2821:996111
India2401:3,196,10693,714
New Zealand2161:20,9643,677
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Australia1751:154,26116,255
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Cook Islands111:1,653423
Wales91:343,83718,086
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
France61:11,070,454349,096
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malta11:430,2723,380
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5501:44,3195,519
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0681:16,3692,077

Brothers (1,193) may also be a first name.

Brothers 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).

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

(English) 1 BROTHER'S (Son) 2 Monk’s (Son) [Old English bróðor, brother, monk] Brother or Brothor was used as a pers. name by the A.-Saxons.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Bruadair The name of several septs, two of which are extant viz. of Barrymore (with a branch in Ossory) and of Co. Galway.

IF 64; MIF 246; Map Cork and Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Bruadair The name of several septs, two of which are extant viz. of Barrymore (with a branch in Ossory) and of Co. Galway.

IF 64; MIF 246; Map Cork and Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of a lay miller, a member of a men's religious order preparing for holy orders; descendant of Brother (brother).

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

From the Old Norse, Broddr; from the Flemish, Broothaers; from the Dutch, Broeders; a personal name.

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

Brothers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brothers is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brothers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,911th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 307,738 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Brothers live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 229,461st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,193 people.

Brothers is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 14,924 people, or 1 in 24,287. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 86 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Brothers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brothers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brothers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brothers surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brothers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.49% more than the national average, earning R 307,716 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $49,467 CAD per year.

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Brothers Reference & Research

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