# Brodie (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brodie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,585 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,288 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,886 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (6,365 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹoʊdi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Brody, Brodi, Brodey |

## Etymology

Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: * "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth; * "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach; * "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha; * or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brodie in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 66% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brodie in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

## People named Brodie

- Steve Brodie, American actor (1919-1992)
- Leith Brodie, Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist
- William Brodie, British cabinet-maker and thief (1741-1788)
- Bernard Brodie, American biochemist (1907–1989)
- John Brodie, American football player and professional golfer (born 1935)
- Bernard Brodie, American nuclear strategist (1910-1978)
- Don Brodie, American actor (1904–2001)
- Richard Brodie, American computer programmer
- Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and biographer
- Kendall Brodie, Australian rower

## Similar surnames

Brody, Broad, Broady, Brode, Brod, Brite, Bride, Barrett, Byrd, Brady, Beard, Baird.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.