Brack Surname

42,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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.

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Brack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6661:77,6818,877
Germany3,5821:22,4752,976
Switzerland9201:8,9271,455
England6151:90,5989,773
Australia5491:49,1726,128
France3861:172,08026,779
Brazil2611:820,20829,701
Belgium2571:44,7347,276
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Ireland941:50,0953,633
Luxembourg811:7,1671,094
Netherlands801:211,09028,733
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Israel471:182,07718,133
Austria431:198,03324,866
Nicaragua371:162,7322,305
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Panama221:177,8305,396
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland661:56,7153,681
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:60,3596,651

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller on, or near, the fallow land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Brack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brack Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Brack is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Brack? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,806th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 599,354 people. The last name Brack occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Brack are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 342,522nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 596 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,666 people, or 1 in 77,681. In The United States Brack is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and Kansas, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Brack exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 8 percent live.

Brack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Brack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brack surname expanded 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 285 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brack Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Brack surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brack last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bracke916,164/
Braack91893/
Brackx91556/
Braick91131/
Breack9139/
Brauck9134/
Brayck9111/
Brzack912/
Braïck911/
Brackt910/
Brak8961,504/
Brac895,267/
Braucks83177/
Braicks8359/
Braicke8322/
Braucke8317/
B'Raick8313/
Brascke839/
B'Raïck839/
Braacke832/
Brackke831/
B'Rayck831/
Braasck830/
Brock80108,038/
Brake8014,023/
Braik806,841/
Break803,871/
Bracq802,441/
Braak801,414/
Brzak80536/
Braic80434/
Brakk80264/
Brzac80165/
Brakh80148/
Brayk8067/
Brauk8058/
Bracs8023/
Brđak8021/
Brauc8017/
Breac804/
Bracc803/
Braïk803/
Bract802/
Bróck801/
Brňak801/
Brajc801/
Bratc800/
Bracková7787/
Braschke7719/
B'Raicke771/
Brackova771/
Brocke732,480/
Brakke731,083/
Bratke73756/
Brouck73639/
Breick73536/
Bradke73234/
Broock73188/
Braike73103/
Brockt7362/
Braacx7356/
Brauks7342/
Braake7338/
Broick7337/
Brockx7333/
Brakss7330/
Brazke7324/
Brauke7324/
Braucs7320/
B'Raik7319/
Braïke7319/
Breuck7313/
Brakch7311/
Brayke738/
Braskø737/
B'Rayk736/
Braukh736/
Breauk735/
Breake734/
Braaks734/
Brakht733/
Braccp732/
Brozck732/
Brzaic731/
Brockc731/
Brrock731/
Bradtk731/
Braszk731/
Bhraik731/
Braškė731/
Brhaik731/
Brockh731/
Braaik731/
Bracct731/
Bracqu731/
Braasc731/
Brauschke7136/
Brok674,066/
Broc671,770/
Bradtke671,596/
Broucke671,279/
Brag67957/
Brax67745/
Broschk67552/
Brattke67107/
Bracque67102/
Brotcke6758/
Broocke6745/
B'Reick6734/
Braková6730/
Breicke6724/
Braksch6723/
B'Rouck6714/
Braiske6713/
B'Raike6712/
Brauske6710/
Breycke678/
Braykeh676/
Brakova676/
Braikeh675/
Beherak672/
Braq672/
Breickh671/
Brocktt671/
Braaike671/
Brachct671/
Brakhsh671/
Break's671/
Braukss671/
Brók671/
Brakowa671/
Broucks670/
Brochke670/

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