Brosius
English
Alternative forms
- Brocious
Etymology
Borrowed from German Brosius.
Proper noun
Brosius (plural Brosiuses)
- A surname, from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brosius is the 15210th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1937 individuals. Brosius is most common among White (96.23%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brosius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
German
Etymology
Short form of the Latin personal name Ambrosius.
Proper noun
Brosius m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Brosius' or (with an article) Brosius, feminine genitive Brosius, plural Brosius or Brosiusens)
- A surname.
Descendants
- English: Brocious, Brosius
Further reading
- Forebears