Brassill Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Brassill Surname Definition:

These two anglicized forms of the Irish surname Ó Breasail are now about equal in number: they are found mainly in Waterford and Offaly, but are not confined to those counties. A century ago they , were located also in Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny, Limerick and Kerry, but more recent statistics indicate that the name has become rather rare outside of Co.

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Brassill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Ireland421:112,1185,755
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland441:100,6796,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Brassill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

These two anglicized forms of the Irish surname Ó Breasail are now about equal in number: they are found mainly in Waterford and Offaly, but are not confined to those counties. A century ago they , were located also in Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny, Limerick and Kerry, but more recent statistics indicate that the name has become rather rare outside of Co. Waterford. The name O'Brasill occurs there as early as 1308; the old name of Lysaghtstown in Co. Cork near the Co. Waterford border was Baile uí Bhreasail and O Bressyl occurs in Co. Cork in 1285. Sixteenth and seventeenth century records are rich in references to the name. The prefix O, now quite obsolete with Brazil, is retained in the Tudor Fiants, but even as early as 1537, when Brassell occurs among the commoners of Kilkenny, and in 1551, when Mahowne Brassill, a kern, was convicted at Clonmel of having stolen cattle,.it is omitted. In the “census” of 1659-60 Brassell is returned as a principal Irish name in the Co. Waterford barony of Upperthird: as such it occurs ten times in the Tipperary hearth money rolls of 1665-67 in various spellings also without the O. Other seventeenth century men of interest were John Brassell of Ballycargin, Co.

Wexford, who was High Constable of the barony of Gorey in 1608, and Denis Brazill, of Ballyduff in the same county, attainted as a Jacobite after the failure of that cause. One was among the transplanted Papists in 1656 but he, Madden Brassell, did not live in any of those parts of the country usually associated with the name, but was of Galtore, Co. Galway: he was allotted 147 acres, but to what part of Connacht he was removed is not recorded. East Galway, of course, is adjacent to west Offaly, one of the homelands of the Brazils. However he was probably a MacBrassill, a name which occurs in the Elizabethan Fiants in Co. Galway and is that of a small but distinct sept almost if not quite extinct.

It should be added that the sept of Ó) Breasail has no connexion with the Clann Bhreasail, which was the tribe name of the Uí Bhreasail of Oriel.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Breasail Mainly a Co. Waterford name. SIF 22

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Brassill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brassill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brassill has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brassill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Brassill are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Brassill is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Brassill is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Oregon, where 12 percent are found and New Hampshire, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States Brassill occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Brassill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brassill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brassill last name grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 5 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brassill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brassill surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.84% registered to vote for the party.

Brassill earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brassil931,241/
Brasill9390/
Brassell881,761/
Brashill8825/
Brassiel881/
Brossill880/
Brasgill880/
Brasil8656,884/
Braill8611/
Brasll863/
Brassuell821/
Brassel801,730/
Brazill801,161/
Brasiel80412/
Brasell80401/
Braille80100/
Brazsil8041/
Vrassil801/
Brasgil801/
Braasil801/
Brrasil801/
Bresill800/
Braesil800/
Bracill800/
Bressil800/
Brall77723/
Brail77465/
Brasl774/
Brasuell75614/
Bradsell75137/
Brazzill7592/
Braszell7570/
Brasseul7516/
Brosgill7510/
Brossell759/
Bressell755/
Brausell754/
Brashell752/
Brassael752/
Braasell751/
Brazsell751/
Brodsill750/
Braizell750/
Braseell750/
Braesell750/
Brasziel750/
Brasseel750/
Brazil7118,640/
Brasel711,955/
Bresil711,233/
Braile71965/
Breadsell71151/
Brasle7177/
Bracil7132/
Brattsell7130/
Breall7125/
Bralle7114/
Brasilova718/
Brosil718/
Broussell718/
Braisl715/
Braull715/
Brésil714/
Braysield712/
Brzail711/
Bradsield711/
Brausuell711/
Brhail711/
Brallh711/
Breill710/
Braihl710/
Brazell675,163/
Bral672,147/
Bressel671,608/
Brousil67288/
Brossel67272/
Brazzil67234/
Brössel67144/
Brosell67119/
Braesel67106/
Bratell6761/
Brasuel6760/
Bresell6756/
Braulle6746/
Braxell6720/
Braseel6717/
Braggil6713/
Breille6712/
Breazil6711/
Bratsel678/
Braszel674/
Braitel674/
Braizel673/
Bracell673/
Braullt672/
Braciel672/
Brashel672/
Bhrallh672/
Brrazil671/
Braisel671/
Braseul671/
Brailhe671/
Brasoel671/
Brozill670/
Breasle670/
Braysel670/

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