Brush Surname

44,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Brush Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, broom or heather.

Brush Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4581:38,3234,722
Canada8731:42,2065,249
England3021:184,49716,523
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Northern Ireland1801:10,2501,618
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Peru771:412,78113,000
Cambodia531:292,2103,459
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Ecuador381:418,57510,137
India271:28,409,829361,298
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Wales131:238,04114,239
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Israel101:855,76354,181
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland881:50,3394,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8601:17,5592,238

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from Germ, brusch, broom. See Broome.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert Bros occurs in Normandy 1180, Richard Broche 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Brusch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brusch911,451/
Broush91224/
Brushe91161/
Braush913/
Bruish911/
Brushs911/
Brusht911/
Brutsh911/
Breush910/
Brus8911,109/
Bruh89227/
Brausch831,386/
Breusch83316/
Brusche83242/
Bruschz8332/
Brahush8315/
Bruisch835/
Brusshe831/
Bruschs830/
Brousch830/
Bruch8012,754/
Brust809,109/
Breus806,476/
Bruss803,654/
Bruse803,065/
Brosh80879/
Bruus80785/
Braus80744/
Brous80559/
Brouh80230/
Bruis80186/
Bruys80165/
Bruhs80159/
Brauh80100/
Bruås8073/
Bruhy8062/
Brzus8030/
Brujs8024/
Brudh8017/
Brusz8015/
Bruzs806/
Brusc805/
Bruxh802/
Brrus801/
Bhruh801/
Brósh801/
Vrush800/
Brudsche7736/
Brautsch7728/
Brusehed7722/
Breutsch773/
Breusche771/
Bru7513,261/
Brauch733,416/
Brouse732,432/
Brause731,480/
Brusse731,096/
Breuss73973/
Breust73612/
Brüsch73465/
Broust73445/
Breuch73346/
Bruche73346/
Bruijs73310/
Brouch73309/
Brauss73284/
Bruhse73188/
Wrusch73167/
Bruszt73122/
Breuse73118/
Bruich73107/
Brouha7397/
Bruist7373/
Broosh7358/
Brauth7345/
Vrusch7338/
Breusz7335/
Brutch7328/
Braust7328/
Bruise7321/
Bruiss7319/
Brausz7314/
Bhrosh7313/
Bruuse7313/
Brouss7312/
Brósch7311/
Bårhus7310/
Brustt734/
Bruzch734/
Bruith734/
Brauts732/
Broesh732/
Brusce732/
Braučs732/
Brouds731/
Brousp731/
Brauhe731/
Brauds731/
Bruhst731/
Bruisz731/
Bruuss731/
Brgous731/
Braudh730/
Brucht730/
Brruch730/
Breuts730/
Brruss730/
Bruust730/
Bhreus730/
Bruhee730/
Brossh730/
Bruschová7125/
Brou67140,088/
Brousse678,429/
Breu676,202/
Bros674,770/
Brau674,480/
Bruy672,053/
Brusova671,786/
Brut671,304/
Brux671,170/
Brui671,028/
Brud67745/
Bruś67736/
Bruß67700/
Bruc67499/
Braucht67432/
Bruj67354/
Bruz67309/
Broesch67228/
Brouche67212/
Brusová67203/
Bruhová67142/
Bruu67131/
Bruź67120/
Bruyche6780/
Brausse6774/
Vrus6758/
Beherus6752/
Breuche6742/
Brzu6740/
Bruż6735/
Broosch6733/
Bruisse6713/
Breusse6711/
Bruhova6711/
Brup679/
Bruggis676/
Brós674/
Broucht672/
Bhru672/
Brauche672/
Brgu672/
Bruç672/
Brutche671/
Bruuies671/
Bruzzse671/
Brru671/
Wreusch671/
Brúh671/
Brüschz671/
Brouchj671/
Brhu671/
Brüh671/
Brüs671/
Wrus671/
Broschz671/
Hbru671/
Broutch670/
Brauhse670/
Brauchd670/
Brouyht670/

Brush Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brush in the Hindi language
ब्रुशbrusa87.5
ब्रूशbrusa12.5
Brush in the Oriya language
ବୃଷbrsa81.48
ବୃଶbrsa14.81
ବୁଶbusa3.7
Brush in the Russian language
Брушbrus-

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