Brumby Surname

144,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Brumby Surname User-submission:

The surname Brumby has two possible origins:

(English) A habitational name from Brumby, Lincolnshire, which comes from the Old Norse personal name Brúni or from Old Norse brunnr, meaning 'well', and , meaning 'farmstead', 'village'.

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Brumby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0681:52,1706,414
Australia1,0611:25,4443,461
United States5941:610,20049,533
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Wales411:75,4766,450
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:45,0565,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Brumby (29) may also be a first name.

Brumby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Brumby has two possible origins:

(English) A habitational name from Brumby, Lincolnshire, which comes from the Old Norse personal name Brúni or from Old Norse brunnr, meaning 'well', and , meaning 'farmstead', 'village'.

(German) A habitational name from any of several paces named Brumby in the Elbe-Saale area.

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Brumby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brumby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brumby? popularity and diffusion

Brumby is the 144,481st most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,369,934 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Brumby are found; 40 percent are found in Australasia and 40 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Brumby is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name Brumby is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 52,170. In England Brumby is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 24 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Brumby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brumby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brumby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brumby last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brumby surname are 2.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brumby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $47,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.5% more than the national average, earning $60,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breumby922/
Brumbey921/
Bromby83769/
Brumbi8326/
Brunby8324/
Brumba835/
Vrumby831/
Brimby831/
Broomby77287/
Brombey7762/
Brumber7734/
Brumbea7734/
Brombay7710/
Brunnby771/
Brumbie771/
Brumbee770/
Brumberh714/
Braumber714/
Bromba6795/
Brimbi6717/
Brombi677/
Bronby672/
Brimbe671/
Vroumba62160/
Brombai6247/
Hbrunbe624/
Brombha623/
Brunwey622/
Brunber622/
Brombie621/
Brimbie621/
Brumuit621/
Brunbech5744/
Brumuhai577/
Bhrombha572/
Bruynber571/
Braunberh534/
Braunbech532/
Bronwy501/

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