174.34 ^cm

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

The last name Brier (Arabic: برير, Russian: Бриер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as: Briër. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 86,860^th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,314,730 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Brier reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Brier is also the 335,616^th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 618 people.

The last name Brier is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,440 people, or 1 in 148,549. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Brier Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Brier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Brier surname grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 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 decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Brier Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Brier last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Brier last name are 5.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.89% 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.