The Brodsky surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,083 people carried this name — #8,124 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 72,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,024 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 261 people named Brodsky live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 118
Buenos Aires Province 56
Entre Ríos 33
Santa Fe 22
Córdoba 16
Mendoza 16

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Brodsky.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Paris 13
Gard 3
Hautes-Alpes 1
Alpes-Maritimes 1
Loire-Atlantique 1
Val-d’Oise 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Brodsky in American newspapers,
1910–1911.

Newspaper page from Tensas Gazette carrying the name Brodsky
Tensas Gazette 1910-10-14
Newspaper page from Vernon County Censor carrying the name Brodsky
Vernon County Censor 1911-02-08
Newspaper page from St. Tammany Farmer carrying the name Brodsky
St. Tammany Farmer 1911-01-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,672 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Brodsky in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

688 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brodsky. The most, 160, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 305
New South Wales 173
Western Australia 91
Queensland 51
South Australia 27
Tasmania 22
ACT (Canberra) 15

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brodsky.

Who carried it

People named Brodsky,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Israel Brodsky
    Israel Brodsky 1823–1888 · businessperson
  • Lazar Brodsky
    Lazar Brodsky 1848–1904 · entrepreneur
  • Adolph Brodsky
    Adolph Brodsky 1851–1929 · composer
  • Adolph Brodsky
    Adolph Brodsky 1851–1929 · composer
  • Lev Brodsky
    Lev Brodsky 1852–1923 · entrepreneur
  • Isadore Brodsky d. 1975 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brodsky,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,547 records

1,547 records of the Brodsky name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 766
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 350
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 229
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 118
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 52
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 32
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank J. Brodsky

    Born 1909 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; painter from Suffolk County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Moses Brodsky

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Phoenicia from Cuxhaven, aged 30; tailor. From Odessa, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Robert D. Brodsky

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1937, died 1995; buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,547 records for Brodsky in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia23 records

23 records of the Brodsky name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Louis Brodsky

    Retired of Sth Caulfield, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rose Brodsky

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Seydlitz, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Samuel Brodsky

    Traveller of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1923.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Brodsky in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Brodsky name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louise Brodsky

    Born 1909 in Paris; died 1974 in Hondeghem (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Serge Brodsky

    Born 1923 in Pantchevo (Serbie-et-Monténégro); died 1997 in Ozoir-la-Ferrière (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clara Brodsky

    Born 1876 in Russia; died 1943 in Poland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Brodsky in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Brodsky name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Morduch Brodsky

    Married in 1939 in 's-Gravenhage; "variétéartist".

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Lasar Brodsky

    In the population register of Spola (Oekraïne); born 1888 in Spola (Oekraïne).

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Marie Brodsky

    In a population register; born 1862.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Brodsky in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Brodsky name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Jacob Brodsky

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 69.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andrew Arthur Gregory Brodsky

    Married 1947 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Eve Elizabeth Brodsky

    Born 1922 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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