Brazier Surname
Approximately 14,427 people bear this surname
Brazier Surname Definition:
(English) Brass-Worker [Middle English bras, Old English brœs, brass + the agential suff. -i-er]
Brazier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,106 | 1:9,125 | 1,332 |
| United States | 4,006 | 1:90,479 | 10,174 |
| Australia | 1,289 | 1:20,943 | 2,907 |
| France | 1,129 | 1:58,833 | 7,897 |
| Canada | 666 | 1:55,324 | 6,557 |
| South Africa | 226 | 1:239,724 | 24,596 |
| New Zealand | 206 | 1:21,982 | 3,854 |
| Wales | 175 | 1:17,683 | 1,917 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:49,118 | 4,267 |
| Brazil | 88 | 1:2,432,663 | 74,473 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Northern Ireland | 53 | 1:34,812 | 3,411 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 | 1:2,208 | 356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 23 | 1:4,312 | 570 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Saint Martin | 12 | 1:2,930 | 74 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,780 | 1:8,768 | 1,326 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 630 | 1:79,712 | 8,404 |
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]
(English) One who worked in brass.
The occupation. Sometimes varied to Brasier, Brashier, and Brasher. Le Brazur, H.R.
From Bressuire; a location name in France. Or from the French, Brasseur; a personal name.
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.
Brazier Demographics
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Brazier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brazier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Brazier (Arabic: برازير) occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Brazier? popularity and diffusion
The surname Brazier is the 36,555th most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 505,132 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Brazier are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. Brazier is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 6,106 people, or 1 in 9,125. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, West Midlands, where 8 percent live and Kent, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England Brazier is found in 64 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Brazier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Brazier has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname 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 adherence of those holding the Brazier surname is primarily 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 to vote for 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
Brazier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brazier in the Arabic language | ||
| برازير | brazyr | - |
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Footnotes
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