Brasher Surname
Approximately 9,003 people bear this surname
Brasher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,201 | 1:44,197 | 5,414 |
| Australia | 442 | 1:61,076 | 7,390 |
| England | 210 | 1:265,324 | 21,048 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 160 | 1:152,346 | 13,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,026 | 1:48,946 | 5,572 |
Brasher (30) may also be a first name.
Brasher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Brazier, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
Brasher is an English surname. It comes from a time when brasher meant 'brewer' or 'bartender' referring to alcohol in beer and other products. People with the last name of Brasher were referred to as the master brewers of a city and were often regarded as a respected family since they owned many breweries and taverns. Today many Brashers in America are very rich and own many businesses having to do with alcohol and the distribution of alcohol.
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Brasher Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Brasher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brasher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brasher is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Brasher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brasher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,333rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,458 people. Brasher is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Brasher reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 30 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 8,201 people, or 1 in 44,197. In The United States Brasher is most frequent in: Alabama, where 22 percent live, Texas, where 16 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Brasher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brasher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brasher last name rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brasher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Brasher last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brasher last name are 26.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brasher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.67% more than the national average, earning R 315,264 per year; in United States they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $40,879 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.55% less than the national average, earning $44,442 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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