Brassey Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Brassey Surname Definition:
(French) belonging to Brassy or Brecy (France) [the suff. -y is the Celtic possessive āc-os, Latinized as āc-us or āc-um; the prefix is doubtless from a pers. name] The name Brac(e)y occurs in the copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 294 | 1:189,517 | 16,830 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 1:73,037 | 10,843 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 29 | 1:47,034 | 4,189 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 174 | 1:140,088 | 12,645 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Brassey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) belonging to Brassy or Brecy (France) [the suff. -y is the Celtic possessive āc-os, Latinized as āc-us or āc-um; the prefix is doubtless from a pers. name] The name Brac(e)y occurs in the copies of the Roll of Battle Abbey.
From Brachy or Brecy; location name in Normandy. Bracy in Roll of Battell Abbey. Robert de Brasey in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
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Brassey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brassey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brassey is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Brassey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brassey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 497,847th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Brassey live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 189,517. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Shropshire, where 7 percent live. Aside from England Brassey occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.
Brassey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Brassey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Brassey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Brassey surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.
The amount Brassey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 36.11% more than the national average, earning R 323,460 per year and in United States they earn 46.35% more than the national average, earning $63,148 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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