Brazey Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Brazey Surname User-submission:
In the UK, the surname Brazey began in Halifax, West Yorkshire where it was adopted as the spelling for the descendants of a stonemason named William Brassey in the eighteenth century. Later descendants further changed the spelling to names such as Bradshaw or Brazier.
Read More About This SurnameBrazey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Brazey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In the UK, the surname Brazey began in Halifax, West Yorkshire where it was adopted as the spelling for the descendants of a stonemason named William Brassey in the eighteenth century. Later descendants further changed the spelling to names such as Bradshaw or Brazier.
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Average Brazey Salary in
England
£26,565
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Brazey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brazey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Brazey is found most frequently in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Brazey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,718,748th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Brazey are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 729,920. In France it is mostly found in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 55 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 27 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Brazey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brazey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Brazey last name decreased 66 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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