Brewes Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Brewes Surname Definition:

May be (1) from one of the many old spellings of Bruce, which see, or (2) a shortened form of Brewhouse, which see.

Brewes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Brewes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

May be (1) from one of the many old spellings of Bruce, which see, or (2) a shortened form of Brewhouse, which see.

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

Brewes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Brewes is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Brewes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brewes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Brewes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Brewes live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Brewes is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 53 percent live, Northumberland, where 24 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 12 percent live. Outside of England Brewes is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Brewes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Brewes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Brewes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brewes are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Brewes earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning R 208,068 per year; in United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning $43,432 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewies923/
Brewe91320/
Brewis833,416/
Breves832,378/
Browes83531/
Brewee83106/
Brebes8366/
Breiwe8331/
Brewée8313/
Brawes833/
Brewwe833/
Brewet833/
Breweh832/
Brewey831/
Breswe831/
Brewie830/
Breways7712/
Brewwer779/
Breibes778/
Breweer777/
Breeves777/
Brewiss776/
Brewerr775/
Brewuer774/
Brewett774/
Broweus773/
Breebes772/
Brewish771/
Brevies771/
Brewher771/
Briowes771/
Broweys771/
Brrowes771/
Brewais771/
Brieves771/
Brevets771/
Brebesh771/
Breewer770/
Breaves770/
Breve732,768/
Brewi73123/
Brewa7340/
Brebe7337/
Brywe7315/
Brewy731/
Breibess7113/
Bresweth7113/
Breabesh714/
Braiwesh712/
D'Brewer712/
Breibesh711/
Brewisch711/
Brevet672,857/
Brevis672,170/
Breeva671,123/
Brever67510/
Brives67313/
Brieve67189/
Brawis67100/
Brebis6793/
Breive6790/
Bribes6779/
Braves6769/
Breiwa6740/
Breoue6732/
Breeve6730/
Breywisch6718/
Brejwa6710/
Brevie678/
Briswe674/
Breeby674/
Broves672/
Brewio671/
Breved671/
Browis671/
Breveh671/
Brewic671/
Breevi671/
Vreiwe671/
Briwis671/
Brebei671/
Briwed671/
Breave671/
Brevez671/
Breebe671/
Breiwisch671/
Breuve671/
Brebee670/
Brevey670/
Brybee670/
Wreves670/

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