Brack Surname
Approximately 12,159 people bear this surname
Brack Surname Definition:
An old surname on the east coast from Berwick to East Lothian. Jordanus Brac gave a piece of land to the church of S. Mary and S. Kentigern of Lanark c. 1214 (Dryburgh, p. 156). This land was afterwards known as Braxfield, and gave title to the notorious Lord Braxfield, one of the Judges of the Court of Session.
Read More About This SurnameBrack Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,666 | 1:77,681 | 8,877 |
| Germany | 3,582 | 1:22,475 | 2,976 |
| Switzerland | 920 | 1:8,927 | 1,455 |
| England | 615 | 1:90,598 | 9,773 |
| Australia | 549 | 1:49,172 | 6,128 |
| France | 386 | 1:172,080 | 26,779 |
| Brazil | 261 | 1:820,208 | 29,701 |
| Belgium | 257 | 1:44,734 | 7,276 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Ireland | 94 | 1:50,095 | 3,633 |
| Luxembourg | 81 | 1:7,167 | 1,094 |
| Netherlands | 80 | 1:211,090 | 28,733 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| Costa Rica | 29 | 1:164,830 | 2,283 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 217 | 1:112,329 | 10,956 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:56,715 | 3,681 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 832 | 1:60,359 | 6,651 |
Brack (596) may also be a first name.
Brack Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An old surname on the east coast from Berwick to East Lothian. Jordanus Brac gave a piece of land to the church of S. Mary and S. Kentigern of Lanark c. 1214 (Dryburgh, p. 156). This land was afterwards known as Braxfield, and gave title to the notorious Lord Braxfield, one of the Judges of the Court of Session. In the reign of Robert I Michael Hart had a charter of the lands of Brakysfield which Ade Braks resigned (RMS., I, App. II, 603; OPS., I, p. 121 errs in placing this grant in the reign of William the Lion). In 1511 William Brax and his son, David Brax, had a lease of an eighth part of the Grange of Connan (RAA., II, p. 405), and John Brak is in record in 1522 (Horne, 46). Thomas Brack in Mandirstoune, 1673, and four others of the name are in record (Lauder). Thomas Brack in Heittoun, 1690 (Peebles CR.) William Brack, portioner of Smaillholme, 1769, and Nicol Brack, millwright in Newtown, 1815 (Heirs, 330,623).
(French-Teut.) the French Bracq, a nickname from the Brach-Hound or Setter [French braque, Old French brac(he, O.H.Ger. braccho (Ger. bracke] (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Bracca.
(German) Dweller on, or near, the fallow land.
Brack Demographics
Brack Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Brack Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brack Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brack is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brack? popularity and diffusion
Brack is the 42,806th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 599,354 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Brack live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 342,522nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 596 people.
Brack is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,666 people, or 1 in 77,681. In The United States Brack is most common in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Kansas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Switzerland, where 8 percent reside.
Brack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brack last name rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 285 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brack Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Brack surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brack last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.86% being registered with the political party.
The amount Brack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 118.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,433 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.16% less than the national average, earning $19,488,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning $45,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,482 CAD per year.
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Brack Reference & Research
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