# Brash (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brash/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 579 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,265 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 533,239 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.2% (624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Scottish surname; probably from brash, a nickname for an impetuous person. * Americanized spelling of German Braasch.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brash in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Similar surnames

Brush, Broach, Buresh, Brach, Brauch, Brass, Braggs, Buras, Brase, Brasch, Braasch, Brooks.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.