Brotherwood Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Brotherwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brotherwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Wales261:119,0209,008
France171:3,907,219231,005
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Brotherwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brotherwood is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brotherwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brotherwood is the 693,669th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name Brotherwood occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Brotherwood live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 44 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Brotherwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brotherwood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 10,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brotherwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brotherwood surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Brotherwood earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $35,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $50,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Broterwood952/
Brotherhood91865/
Brotherod900/
Brothrhood860/
Brothroyd800/
Brotherto800/
Protherd742/
Bertherd740/
Brotherhead7315/
Porthehroodi701/
Brotherta701/
Bartheard700/
Bartherote67125/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brotherwood
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