Briody

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bruaideadha (“descendant of Bruaided”).

Proper noun

Briody (plural Briodys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Briody is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Briody is most common among White (96.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Briody”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229.