Brush Surname
Approximately 11,667 people bear this surname
Brush Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller in, or near, broom or heather.
Brush Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,458 | 1:38,323 | 4,722 |
| Canada | 873 | 1:42,206 | 5,249 |
| England | 302 | 1:184,497 | 16,523 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| Northern Ireland | 180 | 1:10,250 | 1,618 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Peru | 77 | 1:412,781 | 13,000 |
| Cambodia | 53 | 1:292,210 | 3,459 |
| Afghanistan | 41 | 1:784,224 | 8,247 |
| Ecuador | 38 | 1:418,575 | 10,137 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 88 | 1:50,339 | 4,237 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 242 | 1:100,725 | 10,154 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,860 | 1:17,559 | 2,238 |
Brush (316) may also be a first name.
Brush Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller in, or near, broom or heather.
Perhaps from Germ, brusch, broom. See Broome.
Robert Bros occurs in Normandy 1180, Richard Broche 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the German, Brusch; a personal name.
Brush Demographics
Average Brush Salary in
United States
$46,403 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Brush Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Brush Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Brush (Hindi: ब्रुश, Oriya: ବୃଷ, Russian: Бруш) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Brush? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 44,521st most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 624,629 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Brush live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 494,051st most commonly used forename internationally, held by 316 people.
The last name Brush is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9,458 people, or 1 in 38,323. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Brush Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Brush has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Brush surname increased 331 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Brush Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Brush last name are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.08% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Brush earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 107.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,295 per year; in United States they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $46,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% more than the national average, earning $52,845 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Brush Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Brush in the Hindi language | ||
| ब्रुश | brusa | 87.5 |
| ब्रूश | brusa | 12.5 |
| Brush in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୃଷ | brsa | 81.48 |
| ବୃଶ | brsa | 14.81 |
| ବୁଶ | busa | 3.7 |
| Brush in the Russian language | ||
| Бруш | brus | - |
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Brush Reference & Research
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brush
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