Brash Surname

145,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Brash Surname Definition:

Possibly a form of Brass, which see. A common surname in Strathblane in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. John Brash was a stabler in Edinburgh in 1622, and Robert Brash was a gardener there in 1630 (Edinb. Marr.). John Brash appears in Wester Craigend, 1657 (Stirling), and Adam Brashe in the parish of Campsie, 1664 (Campsie).

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Brash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9241:392,27234,430
England6001:92,8639,951
Scotland4491:11,9241,606
Canada3931:93,75510,242
Australia2241:120,51713,272
New Zealand2031:22,3073,907
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Chile231:765,93416,989
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Wales161:193,40812,484
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3721:10,0621,285
England1661:146,84013,053
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2711:185,30916,412

Brash (69) may also be a first name.

Brash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly a form of Brass, which see. A common surname in Strathblane in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. John Brash was a stabler in Edinburgh in 1622, and Robert Brash was a gardener there in 1630 (Edinb. Marr.). John Brash appears in Wester Craigend, 1657 (Stirling), and Adam Brashe in the parish of Campsie, 1664 (Campsie). Not from German Brasch, which is a pet diminutive of Ambrosius (Arnbrose).

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

A form of Brass, q.v., when not an Anglicization of the German Brasch.

Elias de Braci.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A rash or eruption.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Brash Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brash (Arabic: برعش, Hindi: ब्रष) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Brash.

How Common Is The Last Name Brash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Brash is the 145,828th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,394,856 people. The surname Brash occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Brash live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brash is also the 1,171,416th most common given name worldwide It is held by 69 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 392,272. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 7 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 15 percent live.

Brash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brash has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 341 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 361 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brash surname are 1.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brash earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning R 257,028 per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,100 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brasch913,522/
Braash91577/
Braish91314/
Braysh9122/
Brashe9115/
Braesh918/
Breash916/
Braush913/
Bradsh911/
Brasht910/
Brashs910/
Bras8918,474/
Brah8917,780/
Braasch833,662/
Brausch831,386/
Braesch83810/
Bratsch83804/
Brasche83555/
Braisch8397/
Brahysh8321/
Brahush8315/
Bradsch8314/
Breasch8311/
Brahash833/
Brashch831/
Brastch831/
Braysch831/
Braitsh830/
Brass8010,163/
Brach806,537/
Braha804,371/
Brase803,300/
Brais802,155/
Braas801,246/
Brosh80879/
Brast80763/
Braus80744/
Brahy80646/
Breas80325/
Bresh80302/
Brasz80261/
Braih80226/
Brats80215/
Brays80200/
Brahs80159/
Brads80118/
Braah80112/
Brauh80100/
Brahă8029/
Braxs8027/
Brasø8021/
Brazh8013/
Brras807/
Brazs805/
Brgas804/
Br'as804/
Brahj804/
Brahu804/
Bračs803/
Bradh803/
Brasc803/
Brajh803/
Bra's803/
Brahh802/
Brrah802/
Braph801/
Brasd801/
Brasj801/
Brasp801/
Brašs801/
Brósh801/
Bhrah801/
Brhah801/
Bhras801/
Brayh801/
Braitsch77427/
Bratsche7792/
Brautsch7728/
Brashova773/
Brastche772/
Braatsch772/
Bratscht771/
Braseher770/
Brastsch770/
Bra755,053/
Brosch736,708/
Bracht736,131/
Brauch733,416/
Brache733,117/
Brasse732,512/
Breach732,194/
Brahaj731,969/
Bresch731,612/
Brause731,480/
Braich731,219/
Braach73335/
Brauss73284/
Broush73224/
Breish73212/
Brahas73203/
Bratts73192/
Bratch73176/
Bradds73160/
Braase73140/
Bratås73114/
Breads7388/
Breast7371/
Broosh7358/
Braids7354/
Brahce7349/
Braise7347/
Brösch7347/
Brauth7345/
Brahee7330/
Braust7328/
Brease7327/
Breysh7321/
Bräsch7318/
D'Bras7317/
Breaus7315/
Brausz7314/
Breesh7314/
Brahse7314/
Bhrosh7313/
Brachh7311/
Brósch7311/
Bæraas7311/
Broshe738/
Braisz738/
Braats737/
Brahai736/
Brahay736/
Brahyi735/
Brayts734/
Brahaș734/
Brahii733/
Brauts732/
Brosth732/
Broesh732/
Broish732/
Braath732/
Braiss732/
Braučs732/
Brahts732/
Vrasch731/
Bruish731/
Bradch731/
Bradst731/
Bradts731/
Braist731/
Brauhe731/
Brazzs731/
Breauh731/
Brachd731/
Brauds731/
Brathz731/
Braych731/
Brgais731/
Mprash731/
Brrais731/
Bhrajh731/
Braasc731/
Brahah731/
Braths730/
Bradth730/
Breass730/
Braudh730/
Breush730/
Braais730/
Brasce730/
Brazse730/
Brrach730/
Bratst730/
Brossh730/
Wrasch730/
Breausche7110/
Braz67154,560/
Bray6787,322/
Brea6722,802/
Brás678,443/
Brac675,267/
Brad675,256/
Bros674,770/
Brau674,480/
Broh673,058/
Brai672,744/
Brat671,802/
Breisch671,501/
Braa671,385/
Braß671,274/
Broa671,264/
Brosche671,224/
Brax67745/
Braj67699/
Braś67449/
Braucht67432/
Breesch67329/
Breusch67316/
Brattås67277/
Brza67245/
Broesch67228/
Brać67166/
Broisch67160/
Braitch6781/
Brahová6781/
Brotsch6781/
Brasova6780/
Brausse6774/
Bæra6764/
Bhra6750/
Bréa6749/
D'Brass6747/
Braahei6746/
Brassøe6740/
Broosch6733/
Brač6731/
Brôa6728/
Brra6727/
Brga6726/
Braš6725/
Brap6722/
Wras6718/
Wratsch6717/
Bratche6715/
Brattse6713/
Brreach6713/
Brňa6713/
Bhroshe6712/
Brahatt679/
Brahach679/
Braiche678/
Brho677/
Brha677/
Vras676/
Brahche676/
Breache676/
Braheye675/
Bruisch675/
Brós674/
Bràs674/
Brasová674/
Vrashch674/
Vrah673/
Braathø673/
Bëra673/
Bhrahad672/
Brauche672/
Braatch672/
Braysse672/
Bradche671/
Braheix671/
Breauxs671/
Breadth671/
Braisse671/
Braî671/
Brahaye671/
Braahee671/
B'Ra671/
Broschz671/
Breatch670/
Bradtch670/
Braggis670/
Brousch670/
Brauhse670/
Brauchd670/

Brash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brash in the Hindi language
ब्रषbrasa48.15
ब्रशbrasa29.63
ब्राशbrasa7.41
ब्ररेशbraresa3.7
बृषभानुbrsabhanu3.7
ब्रषभानbrasabhana3.7
बृषbrsa3.7
Brash in the Arabic language
برعشbrsh-

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