Brophy

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bróithe (“descendant of Bróth”), a personal name or byname of unknown origin.

Proper noun

Brophy (plural Brophys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brophy is the 5313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6557 individuals. Brophy is most common among White (94.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brophy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234.