Brody is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brody
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The lastname Brody is variant form of Brophy. Grandson of Brogh or Broha of obsure origin.

The son of Bruaideadh meaning "fragment"; one who came from the barony of Brodie, i.e., muddy place, in Moray; one who had an unusual beard; one who came from Brody, in Russia.

A variant of Brodie. Lands in the shire of Nairn. The Brodies of that Ilk date from the XIII. century, and are still in possession.

How popular is Brody?

Brody is common in United States, Australia, England, Canada, Yemen, Ireland, South Africa.

Brody is ranked 38743 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brody bearers increased by 4.79 per cent in 2010 US census to 6805 since 2000, the surname slipped by 176 spots and ranked at 5142. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.61 91.1
Black 4.06 5.07
Hispanic or Latino 2.15 1.39
Others 1.18 1.57
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.81 0.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21 0.23
Brody is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 13585 people have been found who wears Brody as their family name. Brody is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Brody:
4,032 United States11,211
Countries with hundreds of Brody:
5,189 Australia672
15,923 England319
12,664 Canada306
5,707 Yemen297
2,702 Ireland152
40,551 South Africa109
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
99,796 France79
84,355 Ukraine58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
78,121 Iran33
213,487 Russia31
12,577 Scotland21
220,519 Brazil20
60,070 Czechia17
118,579 Argentina16
78,777 Malaysia15
363,835 Thailand14
27,097 Denmark14
213,815 Germany13
54,815 Slovakia12
42,199 Hungary12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
639,611 India10
87,318 Belgium9
80,919 Austria7
21,198 Wales7
10,125 China7
101,176 Netherlands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Brody worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Georgia and arrived on May 11, 1846. 40 years old Betty Brody, 20 years old James Brody, 23 years old Ann Brody, John Brody (35) Workman, Cathy Brody, Immigrant Mabe Brody, Immigrant Peter Brody, Rose Brody (20) Immigrant, and 20 other Brody around 50% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Germany

Carl Brody hailed from Germany. 26 years old embarked for United States from Hamburg on Donau and arrived on December 19, 1854. Jacques Brody (31) Farmer, Ellers Brody (36) Spinster, Robert Brody, aged 24, M Brody (18) Farmer, Farmer A.W. Brody, 20 years old William Brody, Farmer Vre.Mrs Brody, Locksmith Jacob Brody, and 2 other Brody around 55.56% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Havre, Liverpool, Bremen and Bremen & Southampton.

Brody Namesakes

  • Dylan Brody, U.S. humorist, playwright, author and comedian
  • Sam Brody, founding member of the Workers Film and Photo League
  • Michael Brody, Hungarian linguist
  • Nathan Brody, American psychology professor Emeritus
  • Bruiser Brody, professional wrestler
  • Adrien Brody, American actor and producer
  • Adam Brody, American actor, writer, musician and producer
  • William R. Brody, American radiologist and academic administrator
  • Neville Brody, English graphic designer
  • Tal Brody, American-Israeli former professional basketball player
  • Larry Brody, American television writer
  • Morton A. Brody, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
  • Anita B. Brody, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Max Brody, American musician based outside of Seattle
  • Ronnie Brody, British actor
  • Lane Brody, first female
  • Ann Brody, American film actress of the silent era

Brody Namesakes

  • Dylan Brody, U.S. humorist, playwright, author and comedian
  • Sam Brody, founding member of the Workers Film and Photo League
  • Michael Brody, Hungarian linguist
  • Nathan Brody, American psychology professor Emeritus
  • Bruiser Brody, professional wrestler
  • Adrien Brody, American actor and producer
  • Adam Brody, American actor, writer, musician and producer
  • William R. Brody, American radiologist and academic administrator
  • Neville Brody, English graphic designer
  • Tal Brody, American-Israeli former professional basketball player
  • Larry Brody, American television writer
  • Morton A. Brody, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
  • Anita B. Brody, Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Max Brody, American musician based outside of Seattle
  • Ronnie Brody, British actor
  • Lane Brody, first female
  • Ann Brody, American film actress of the silent era

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