Find out how popular the last name Brogdon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brogdon.

Brogdon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brogdon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brogdon in America

Brogdon is the 7641st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brogdon surname appeared 4,346 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Brogdon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brogdon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brogdon

The surname Brogdon is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "brog" and "dun," meaning "dweller by the brook." It is believed to have originated in the medieval period, likely between the 12th and 15th centuries, in the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Lancashire in northwest England.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire from 1199, which mentions a person named Richard de Brocton. This spelling variation suggests a connection to the village of Brockton, located in the parish of Eccleshall in Staffordshire.

In the 13th century, the Brogdon surname appeared in various manorial records and charters, often associated with landholdings and property transactions. For example, a William de Brogdene is mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1246, indicating the family's presence in that region during that period.

The Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and properties compiled in 1086 under the order of William the Conqueror, does not contain any direct references to the Brogdon surname. However, it does mention several places with similar names, such as Broctune in Staffordshire and Brocton in Derbyshire, suggesting potential connections to the surname's origins.

Notable individuals with the Brogdon surname throughout history include:

1. Sir Thomas Brogdon (c. 1530-1589), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Lancashire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
2. John Brogdon (1628-1696), an English Puritan minister and author who served as the Master of Caius College, Cambridge.
3. William Brogdon (1793-1855), an English industrialist and entrepreneur who played a significant role in the development of the cotton industry in Manchester.
4. James Brogdon (1818-1892), an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Savannah, Georgia, from 1869 to 1871.
5. Malcolm Brogdon (born 1992), an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the NBA.

While the Brogdon surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to various parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and Australia, often through migration and colonization efforts over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brogdon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brogdon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brogdon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brogdon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brogdon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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