Firebrace Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Firebrace Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) theO.French Fierebrace, Fierebrache, Ferebrace, Ferebraz, Ferbras, etc. = Stout or Fierce Arm [Old French fier, fer, stout, bold, fierce, cruel (Mod. French fier, proud); Latin fer-us, wild, rough, savage + Old French brace, brache, Low Latin brachia, Latin brachium, an arm (Mod.

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Firebrace Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
England231:2,422,52489,093
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Firebrace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) theO.French Fierebrace, Fierebrache, Ferebrace, Ferebraz, Ferbras, etc. = Stout or Fierce Arm [Old French fier, fer, stout, bold, fierce, cruel (Mod. French fier, proud); Latin fer-us, wild, rough, savage + Old French brace, brache, Low Latin brachia, Latin brachium, an arm (Mod. French bras (earlier also braz), an arm, is from brachium; while brachia, pl. of brachium, has given French brasse, a fathom: cp. Mod. French fier-à- bras, a bully] Cp. Fairbrass; but the detailed evidence collected by Mr. C. W. Firebrace apparently shows that Fairbrass and Farbrace are really of the same origin as Firebrace.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Firebrace Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 5 (2014)

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Firebrace Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firebrace is most common in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Firebrace? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firebrace is the 1,955,159th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Firebrace live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Firebrace is most frequent in Australia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,124,821. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 71 percent live, New South Wales, where 21 percent live and South Australia, where 4 percent live. Not including Australia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Firebrace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firebrace has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Firebrace surname rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firebrace Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Firebrace surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Firebrace earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,408 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairbrace8964/
Farbrace82205/
Firebreaker803/
Frebres754/
Frbrice751/
Frabrice711/
Friebrez710/
Fairbrass67931/
Fereabras671/
Fiarbrass671/
Farebrass670/
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