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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) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: 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 frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 717,066 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Brass live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Brass is also the 394,192^nd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 467 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,813 people, or 1 in 95,059. In The United States Brass is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Nevada, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs 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 prevalency of Brass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Brass last name expanded 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brass Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brass last name are 13.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.49% being registered to vote for 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.