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Where Does The Last Name Brier Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Brier (Arabic: برير, Russian: Бриер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Briër. Click here to see other potential spellings of Brier.

How Common Is The Last Name Brier? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 86,860^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,314,730 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Brier are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Brier is also the 335,616^th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 618 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,440 people, or 1 in 148,549. In The United States Brier is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Brier Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Brier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Brier surname grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brier Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Brier surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Brier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.66% more than the national average, earning $49,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $45,898 CAD per year.