Bruff Surname

296,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bruff Surname Definition:

= Brough, q.v.

Bruff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8441:429,45437,076
Jamaica2221:12,9281,297
England771:723,61140,488
Canada431:856,87466,382
Israel351:244,50422,492
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

Bruff (29) may also be a first name.

Bruff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Brough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hearty, jolly, healthy, proud. Halliw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Brough; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Bruff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bruff (Russian: Бруфф) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bruff.

How Common Is The Last Name Bruff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,403rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. The surname Bruff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Bruff reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name globally, held by 29 people.

The surname Bruff is most common in The United States, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 429,454. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 15 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bruff last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bruff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bruff last name are 5.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.44% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brouff9176/
Brauff919/
Bruf892/
Brauf807/
Bruft802/
Brouf802/
Brufs800/
Brub67882/
Wruf672/
Bruw670/
Brouw60207/
Brauw6017/
Braub604/
Bruwh601/
Bruyb601/
Brauv601/
Broof601/
Brouws5545/
Brushw551/
Braubh551/
Brousw551/
Brauwss504/
Brrouwz501/
Breuchw500/

Bruff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bruff in the Russian language
Бруффbruff-

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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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