Brotherson Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

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

Brotherson Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Brother’s Son 2 Monk’s Son [Old English bróðor, brother, monk; sunu, son]

Brotherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7521:481,99340,795
French Polynesia3071:91586
England1021:546,25533,762
Australia971:278,30624,956
Guyana951:8,0231,285
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Saint Kitts and Nevis101:5,520561
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Brotherson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Brother’s Son 2 Monk’s Son [Old English bróðor, brother, monk; sunu, son]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Brother. Also like the Old Norse, brodnrson, a nephew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Brotherson Last Name Facts

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

Brotherson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brotherson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brotherson is the 267,663rd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Brotherson reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 752 people, or 1 in 481,993. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 30 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 21 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Brotherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brotherson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 378 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brotherson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brotherson last name are 30.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.17% registered to vote for the party.

Brotherson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $47,248 USD per year.

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