Bruff Surname
Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname
Bruff Surname Definition:
= Brough, q.v.
Bruff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 844 | 1:429,454 | 37,076 |
| Jamaica | 222 | 1:12,928 | 1,297 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 281 | 1:178,714 | 15,946 |
Bruff (29) may also be a first name.
Bruff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Brough, q.v.
Hearty, jolly, healthy, proud. Halliw.
From Brough; a location name in Yorkshire.
Bruff Demographics
Average Bruff Salary in
United States
$47,286 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bruff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bruff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bruff (Russian: Бруфф) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bruff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 296,403rd most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,662,429 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bruff are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bruff is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 844 people, or 1 in 429,454. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Bruff exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 17 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Bruff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bruff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruff last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bruff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bruff are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bruff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning 227,715 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,906 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bruff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bruff in the Russian language | ||
| Бруфф | bruff | - |
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Bruff Reference & Research
Bruff FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bruff
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