Brew Surname

29,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Brew Surname Definition:

Patrick Brue in Dundee was charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 326), and Agnes Brew is recorded in Newcrage, parish of Glenylla, 1688 (Brechin). Perhaps shortened from (Mac) Brew. Brew from Mac-Brew occurs in Isle of Man in 1616 (Moore, p.

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Brew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana12,0531:2,242362
United States2,7731:130,71013,779
England1,1691:47,6635,979
Australia9941:27,1593,692
Ireland1951:24,1482,322
Isle of Man1791:47946
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Wales791:39,1713,833
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Greenland71:8,054710
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2461:18,0082,188
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4181:58,3146,866
Isle of Man2761:19744
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:108,69810,862

Brew (447) may also be a first name.

Brew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Patrick Brue in Dundee was charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 326), and Agnes Brew is recorded in Newcrage, parish of Glenylla, 1688 (Brechin). Perhaps shortened from (Mac) Brew. Brew from Mac-Brew occurs in Isle of Man in 1616 (Moore, p. 47).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at a Hill-Brow [Old English brú, brow; hence 'brow of a hill’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is of varied origin: a Norman surname de Berewa; a Manx name MacVriw; or an anglicized form of Ó Brugha, a small Ossory sept. MIF 44

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Contracted from MacVriw, 'Judge's Son'. The 'Briw', now the Deemster, the Scandinavian term having super­seded the Celtic, gave 'Breast laws' to the people. He was identical with the Irish Brehon.

It is possible that Brew may be contracted from Mac- Brugaidh, 'The Farmer's Son'.

Brew is a purely Manx name.

MacBrehon now universally translated Judge.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Brew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Brew occurs most in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Brew is the 29,748th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 405,089 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Brew are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Brew is also the 405,268th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 447 people.

Brew is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 12,053 people, or 1 in 2,242. Not including Ghana this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Brew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 21 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 395 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Brew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brew surname is chiefly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Brew surname are 4.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Brew earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $44,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewe89320/
Breaw8946/
Breew8911/
Briew890/
Breiwe8031/
Bhreew807/
Brehwz801/
Brewth800/
Brehew800/
Breb75187/
Briw7564/
Brev7528/
Bref7526/
Bryw752/
Brewová731/
Breff672,385/
Breev671,415/
Breva671,217/
Brief671,006/
Breef6729/
Brefe6722/
Brywe6715/
Briev679/
Brzev677/
Breft675/
Breeb674/
Brevz673/
Breif673/
Vreiw671/
Breib670/
Brywt670/

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