Brydie Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brydie Surname Definition:

BRYDE, Brydie, Bridie: Dovenald Bryd, burgess of Perth, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197). Malcolm Bridy was a monk of Arbroath, 1451, prior of Fyvie, 1453, and abbot of Arbroath from 1456 to 1470 (RAA., 11, 92,100, and pref. p. x), James Bridy was perpetual vicar of Ennirkelor, 1464 (ibid.

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Brydie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England341:1,638,76668,634
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1031:36,3422,873
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Brydie (300) may also be a first name.

Brydie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BRYDE, Brydie, Bridie: Dovenald Bryd, burgess of Perth, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197). Malcolm Bridy was a monk of Arbroath, 1451, prior of Fyvie, 1453, and abbot of Arbroath from 1456 to 1470 (RAA., 11, 92,100, and pref. p. x), James Bridy was perpetual vicar of Ennirkelor, 1464 (ibid., 153). William Bridy or Bride was presbyter of St. Andrews diocese, 1508 (REB., II, 161,162), and another William Bride or Bryde was grieve at Mains of Clunie, 1513 (Rent. Dunk., p. 182,186). Malcolm Bridye was servant to the bishop of Dunkeld, 1511 (ibid., p. 115), and Thomas Bryde was witness at Lochlevyn, 1546 (Rollok, 3). Andrew Brydie appears in Newburgh, 1635 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 505). John Bryde, dean of guild of St. Andrews, d. 1636, and his daughter, described as "Onna Briddie, daughter of John Briddie," died in 1648 (PSAS., LXX, p. 72, 77). Rachel Bryd was married in Edinburgh, 1667 (Edinb. Marr.), William Brydie, portioner of Dungartliill, had sasine of part of Dulbethie in 1674 (DPD., I, p. 262), and Alexander Brydie was shipmaster in Peterhead, 1753 (CRA.). Brydie is an old surname in the parish of Lochwinnoch, and in modern times the spelling has been changed to Brodie (Tannahill, Poems, note by the editor, David Semple, p. 271), and Breadie and Broddie are given as variants of the name in DPD. The name is also recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunkeld and Muthill.

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

Brydie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brydie is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brydie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 726,304th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Brydie live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brydie is also the 508,767th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 300 people.

Brydie is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 1,473,410. In The United States Brydie is primarily found in: Virginia, where 15 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Brydie occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Brydie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brydie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brydie surname increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brydie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Brydie last name are 43.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Brydie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $41,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,590 CAD per year.

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Brydi911/
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Bredie8368/
Breyde8327/
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Bridio6793/
Bridet6781/
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Breidi6748/
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Briddi6739/
Bredeu6727/
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Brhide6714/
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Bräder679/
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Bridai676/
Bredge675/
Brejde675/
Braydy674/
Brisde674/
Bhride673/
Breddi673/
Bridea673/
Bridez673/
Brydda673/
Breade672/
Briodi672/
Bredit672/
Broydé672/
Bredée672/
Bhríde672/
Bridee671/
Bridgi671/
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Brediz671/
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Bredet671/
Bredid671/
Bridje671/
Bridoe671/
Briedè671/
Brigye671/
Bréder671/
Bríder671/
Brajde671/
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Bredea671/
Breded671/
Britde671/
Bredhi671/
Brideu670/
Briedy670/
Bryody670/

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