Brears Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Brears Surname User-submission:

Old English for 'prickly' or 'brash'. Could refer to the abrasive personalities people who held this name had.

Brears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
Canada841:438,63838,170
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:125,64611,793
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Brears Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Old English for 'prickly' or 'brash'. Could refer to the abrasive personalities people who held this name had.

- sam.brears

Brears Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brears is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Brears.

How Common Is The Last Name Brears? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brears is the 793,288th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Brears occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Brears are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 43 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent live and New Zealand, where 22 percent live.

Brears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Brears has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brears Last Name Statistics demography

Brears earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $48,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brers918/
Brars913/
Brehears861/
Brahears861/
Broers835,001/
Briers834,610/
Bryers831,268/
Bryars831,190/
Briars83653/
Bruers83551/
Breers837/
Breurs833/
Brarsh831/
Brairs830/
Brerse830/
Brarse830/
Braurs830/
Brauers771,083/
Browers77862/
Breuers77828/
Brouers77198/
Brawers7781/
Breiers7736/
Bruyers7726/
Broersz779/
Broyers779/
Breyers774/
Briyers771/
Brajrsh771/
Børjars771/
Breuirs770/
Wrars731/
Brirs731/
Brauwers71702/
Bruggers71327/
Brehorst7140/
Briggers7116/
Brawerse711/
Breggers711/
Broowers711/
Brirsd671/
Brours671/
Briërs671/
Brujrs671/
Vryars671/
Brarch671/
Briors670/
Brerch670/

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