What We Know About the Brophy Surname

Brophy began as an Irish family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “grandson of Brogh or Broha (origin obscure)”.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Brophy surname had 6,557 bearers. It sits within the 10,000 most common last names in the country.

There is no single Brophy family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Brophy line, if any, bore arms. For the full story, order the Brophy surname pack.