Brazier Surname

36,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Brazier Surname Definition:

(English) Brass-Worker [Middle English bras, Old English brœs, brass + the agential suff. -i-er]

Brazier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1061:9,1251,332
United States4,0061:90,47910,174
Australia1,2891:20,9432,907
France1,1291:58,8337,897
Canada6661:55,3246,557
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
New Zealand2061:21,9823,854
Wales1751:17,6831,917
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Northern Ireland531:34,8123,411
Ireland431:109,5105,657
Panama261:150,4714,892
Saint Kitts and Nevis251:2,208356
Antigua and Barbuda231:4,312570
Guernsey221:2,929767
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saint Martin121:2,93074
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Austria91:946,15970,786
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7801:8,7681,326
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6301:79,7128,404

Brazier (17) may also be a first name.

Brazier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Brass-Worker [Middle English bras, Old English brœs, brass + the agential suff. -i-er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who worked in brass.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The occupation. Sometimes varied to Brasier, Brashier, and Brasher. Le Brazur, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bressuire; a location name in France. Or from the French, Brasseur; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Brazier: It was not till the close of the fifteenth century that the hop was introduced into England by the Flemings.

“Hops, Reformation, baize and beer, Came to England all in one year.”

Previously ale had been brewed with other ingredients, as wormwood. Mead, or metheglin, was largely drunk. Hence Browse - i.e., at the brewhouse. Chamier is from the medieval Latin cambarius, a brewer.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Brazier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brazier (Arabic: برازير) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brazier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,555th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 505,132 people. The last name Brazier is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Brazier reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Brazier is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The last name Brazier is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,106 people, or 1 in 9,125. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, West Midlands, where 8 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Brazier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brazier has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Brazier last name increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 636 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,917 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 574 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 187 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brazier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Brazier surname is principally Anglican (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Brazier last name are 4.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brazier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.27% less than the national average, earning 224,016 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.29% more than the national average, earning R 475,968 per year; in United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Breazier9344/
Brazzier9337/
Brayzier938/
Braizier937/
Braziere930/
Brazer92598/
Brazie92528/
Brazir921/
Brasier863,408/
Brauzer8662/
Braizer8641/
Braiser8628/
Bragier8627/
Braiger8626/
Brozier8624/
Brazear8621/
Brezier8611/
Brazzer868/
Bracier866/
Bratzer864/
Brazzie864/
Breazie862/
Brizier862/
Brazire862/
Brazair861/
Brazher861/
Brazeir861/
Brazerd861/
Brazert861/
Braziet861/
Vrazier860/
Brazeur860/
Brazsir860/
Brazies860/
Brazi831,345/
Braze83491/
Braicher8035/
Braisier8017/
Braetzer801/
Breazert801/
Braitser801/
Braciere801/
Brayzies800/
Braziest800/
Broozier800/
Brager772,341/
Brajer771,214/
Brazee771,197/
Brazis77447/
Brazzi77395/
Braize77217/
Briger77179/
Brasie77129/
Brauze77124/
Brazey77113/
Brazhe77109/
Brazes7797/
Brezer7774/
Brozer7765/
Brazet7758/
Braise7747/
Bracer7742/
Brauzi7733/
Braser7728/
Bragie7715/
Breaze7714/
Bračer7714/
Brazei7712/
Brazze775/
Brozie775/
Brazai773/
Brazea773/
Brazed772/
Brazce772/
Brazit772/
Braige772/
Brazeu772/
Brazée772/
Brayze771/
Brazid771/
Braziz771/
Bragir771/
Braije771/
Hbrazi771/
Brasir770/
Brazui770/
Brazse770/
Braitcher751/
Bridger719,286/
Bracher714,017/
Brigger71694/
Bragger71686/
Breijer71324/
Brotzer71321/
Brauser71314/
Bretzer71200/
Bresier71179/
Brosier71168/
Wrozier7165/
Breezer7145/
Breiger7140/
Breiser7140/
Brigere7130/
Breager7121/
Brazhyi7121/
Breizer7119/
Braizet7117/
Bradger7116/
Brecier7116/
Bruiser7113/
Brauzzi7112/
Brazzit7110/
Broyzer7110/
Braager719/
Broijer718/
Braseur717/
Bruiger716/
Brahser715/
Bragert715/
Braggie715/
Brocier714/
Broczer714/
Brazões713/
Breyzer713/
Broozer713/
Brauger712/
Brasear712/
Brasirr712/
Broiser712/
Broziet711/
Braeser711/
Bragerr711/
Brajerd711/
Brazich711/
Brazzee711/
Brachir711/
Brayziz711/
Brazait711/
Brazgis711/
Broyhauzer711/
Brogier711/
Brahazi711/
Braisey711/
Braserp711/
B'Radzi711/
Braseir710/
Brazett710/
Braucir710/
Bragere710/
Brayger710/
Braiges710/
Brayser710/
Bruizer710/
Braucer710/
Breaser710/
Brazzei710/
Brace6715,080/
Bratcher6711,675/
Braza676,154/
Brase673,300/
Bradsher671,860/
Brage671,759/
Brasi67948/
Broze67775/
Braje67709/
Braucher67466/
Brozi67428/
Broicher67386/
Brazy67354/
Braci67277/
Breacher6792/
Brachear6783/
Bragi6758/
Braji6749/
Breijere6730/
Broisier6721/
Breicher6715/
Breitzer6715/
Braugger6710/
Brathcer679/
Brajagir676/
Brazé675/
Bratsher674/
Braže674/
Bracsher673/
Brousier673/
Brotzger672/
Brazhich672/
Brahsear672/
Bridgerr672/
Breagger672/
Brazaitė672/
Brojgier672/
Breisier671/
Broygier671/
Bradcher671/
Bradseer671/
Bradsjer671/
Brazaggi671/
Vraze671/
Brachere671/
Breetzer670/
Bratchir670/
Breigger670/
Breazeah670/
Braseher670/
Braisett670/
Brattger670/
Braizzee670/
Braidges670/
Bridgere670/

Brazier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brazier in the Arabic language
برازيرbrazyr-

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