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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 can also be found as: Brašs. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

Brass is the 50,471^st most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 717,066 people. This last name is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 467 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,813 people, or 1 in 95,059. In The United States Brass is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent are found, Nevada, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Brass Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Brass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brass surname rose 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brass Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Brass surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Brass surname are 13.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.49% being registered with the 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.