Brude Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Brude Surname Definition:

BRUDE: a title rather than a name. Brude, son of Derile d. 706 (CPS., p. cxxi). Brude mac Bile, re Fortrenn (ibid.). Bred or Brude, son of Dergard 'ultimus rex Pictorum' (RPSA., p. 113). See also Lawrie, p. 228 and refs, there. Brude, son of Feredach (Lawrie, p.

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Brude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Norway711:72,42710,169
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Sweden231:428,12030,474
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Brüde (21) are calculated separately.

Brude (204) may also be a first name.

Brude Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BRUDE: a title rather than a name. Brude, son of Derile d. 706 (CPS., p. cxxi). Brude mac Bile, re Fortrenn (ibid.). Bred or Brude, son of Dergard 'ultimus rex Pictorum' (RPSA., p. 113). See also Lawrie, p. 228 and refs, there. Brude, son of Feredach (Lawrie, p. 228). Brude, son of Meilcon (Lawrie, p. 221, etc.). See also Scott, Pictish nation, index. The name appears in Bede in a more British form, Bridei (Stokes equates it with English proud).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Brude Last Name Facts

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

Brude (Marathi: बोरुदे) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Brüde. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brude.

How Common Is The Last Name Brude? popularity and diffusion

Brude is the 968,490th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Brude is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Brude reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in Scandinavia. Brude is also the 633,892nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 204 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 4,832,786. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 37 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and South Dakota, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Brude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brude has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brude last name increased 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brude Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brude last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brude earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning 285,471 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.74% less than the national average, earning $39,810 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brüde9321/
Bruder9115,487/
Braude911,381/
Brudey91871/
Broude91356/
Bruide91160/
Brudie9184/
Brudea9122/
Brudet9121/
Brudes9110/
Brudge916/
Brudez911/
Bhrude911/
Brusde911/
Brouder83785/
Braudey8393/
Breuder8387/
Braudes8340/
Broudie8327/
Broudet8317/
Broudje8312/
Braudie836/
Broudes836/
Brudder835/
Bhrgude835/
Brauder834/
Brudett833/
Braudeh831/
Breudie830/
Bruider830/
Brode802,609/
Bride802,526/
Bruda80499/
Brudi80442/
Brudy80416/
Bruģe801/
Brudź801/
Vrude801/
Braudett770/
Bruisder770/
Brodie7325,179/
Briede733,223/
Broudy73485/
Brodde73412/
Brodey73268/
Broede73210/
Brauda73198/
Braudy73141/
Brodej73130/
Bridie73130/
Brüder7379/
Bridde7372/
Broudi7370/
Brudys7355/
Brudis7338/
Brouda7317/
Bridey7316/
Brhide7314/
Brusdi736/
Brudai734/
Bhride733/
Braudi733/
Bridea733/
Brodee732/
Brudit732/
Britde731/
Bridee731/
Bruday731/
Wrudeh731/
Brodeh731/
Bruuda731/
Brudii731/
Brudda731/
Broudj731/
Broode731/
Brideh731/
Vruder730/
Bruddy730/
Brideu730/
Broudhead711/
Braudis67177/
Broddie67119/
Briedeh6711/
Brudish6711/
Wroudeh677/
Briddie676/
Whrudje672/
Braudys671/
Braudio671/
Brouddi671/
Brudich671/
Brauday670/
Broedey670/
Broodey670/
Broudis670/
Bruditt670/

Brude Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brude in the Marathi language
बोरुदेborude-

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