How common is the surname Brodie?

6,585 people in the United States had the surname Brodie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,886 Americans. It ranked 5,288th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brodie?

Steve Brodie, American actor (1919-1992), followed by Leith Brodie.

Where is the surname Brodie most common?

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

How do you pronounce Brodie?

Brodie is /ˈbɹoʊdi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Brodie getting more or less common?

More common. 6,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,585 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Brodie also a first name?

Yes. Brodie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Brodie

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 6,585 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹoʊdi/ 2 syllables Soundex B630 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brodie is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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.

Brodie is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,585 people named Brodie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,886 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,365.

#5,288

rank among US surnames

6,585

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,057)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,284	Pine	6,592	46,836
#5,285	Fortenberry	6,589	46,858
#5,287	Bays	6,588	46,865
#5,288	Brodie	6,585	46,886

Who is named Brodie

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Brodie identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brodies

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Brodie
American actor (1919-1992)
Leith Brodie
Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist, born 1986
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, born 1959
Fawn M. Brodie
American historian and biographer, 1915–1981
Kendall Brodie
Australian rower, born 1991

Notable Brodies come mostly from the United States (7), Australia (2) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Brody
Brodi
Brodey

Surnames that sound like Brodie

Brodie has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brodie come from?: 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…
How common is the surname Brodie?: 6,585 people in the United States had the surname Brodie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,886 Americans. It ranked 5,288th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brodie?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Brodie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brodie?: Steve Brodie, American actor (1919-1992), followed by Leith Brodie.
Where is the surname Brodie most common?: Wikidata records people named Brodie in the United States, Australia and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
How do you pronounce Brodie?: Brodie is /ˈbɹoʊdi/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Brodie?: Brodie is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Brodie getting more or less common?: More common. 6,365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,585 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Brodie?: Brody, Brodi and Brodey.
Is Brodie also a first name?: Yes. Brodie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.