Brace Surname
Approximately 15,080 people bear this surname
Brace Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality.; probably a form of Braose, for which v. Bruce. (2) Local, 'of Brace,' a parish in the Diocese Hereford, Salop.
Nicholas de Bras, Buckinghamshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBrace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,216 | 1:58,311 | 6,912 |
| England | 3,259 | 1:17,097 | 2,467 |
| Ghana | 2,217 | 1:12,188 | 1,617 |
| Canada | 1,164 | 1:31,654 | 4,112 |
| Wales | 734 | 1:4,216 | 456 |
| Australia | 733 | 1:36,829 | 4,831 |
| Philippines | 204 | 1:496,266 | 58,506 |
| New Zealand | 87 | 1:52,050 | 8,333 |
| Albania | 83 | 1:35,109 | 5,213 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,302 | 1:18,721 | 2,688 |
| Wales | 399 | 1:3,931 | 276 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,503 | 1:33,412 | 4,008 |
The alternate forms: Braçe (367) are calculated separately.
Brace (412) may also be a first name.
Brace Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality.; probably a form of Braose, for which v. Bruce. (2) Local, 'of Brace,' a parish in the Diocese Hereford, Salop.
Nicholas de Bras, Buckinghamshire 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Walter Bras, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Braz, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Brasse, husband, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Juliana Bras, vidua, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johan Brase, 1379: ibid.
1481. Thomas Brace, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1594. John Brace, Worcestershire: ibid.
1697. Baptised — Ann, d. of Antony Brass: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(French-Latin) Arm: a nickname, or from a trade-sign [Old French brace (French bras), Latin brachi-um, an arm] (Anglo-French) doubtless occasionally short for Bracegirdle, q.v.
A parish in co. Salop.
Brace Demographics
Average Male Brace Height
177.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Brace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brace Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brace is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Braçe. For other possible spellings of Brace click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brace? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,075th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 483,259 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Brace live; 40 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 423,803rd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 412 people.
The last name Brace is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,216 people, or 1 in 58,311. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 7 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Texas, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The United States Brace exists in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Ghana, where 15 percent are found.
Brace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brace has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brace surname expanded 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brace Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Brace surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brace surname are 13.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.81% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Brace earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning R 260,472 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,652 CAD per year.
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