Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRODIE
There are approximately 8,049 people named Brodie in the UK. That makes it the 1,342nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 127 are named Brodie.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
BroadieBrod
Broad
Broady
Briody
Broda
Bride
Bbrodie
Broaddie
Broadi
Broadies
Broadye
Broadey
Broade
Briodie
Broadis
Brodae
Bridie
Broadue
Barodie
Briodi
Broaddy
Broaid
Broadd
Broades
Broadice
Borodi
The Brodie surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic. Local) From the lands of Brodie, Co. Moray, Scotland. The name signifies a little ridge; a brow; a precipice. Brody, a town of Gallicia.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRODIE. Lands in tlie shire of Nairn. The Brodies of that Ilk date from the XIII. cent., and are still in possession.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.