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

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

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

Brass is the 50,471^st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 717,066 people. The surname 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. It is also the 394,192^nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 467 people.

Brass is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,813 people, or 1 in 95,059. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brass last name grew 663 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brass Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Brass surname 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.