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Where Does The Last Name Brass Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Brass (Arabic: براس, Marathi: बरस, Oriya: ବାସ) is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Brašs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brass? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 50,471^st most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 717,066 people. Brass occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brass are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 394,192^nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 467 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,813 people, or 1 in 95,059. In The United States Brass is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Brass exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Brass Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Brass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brass last name expanded 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brass Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Brass last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Brass are 13.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brass earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.1% more than the national average, earning R 361,440 per year; in United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning $40,862 CAD per year.