How common is the surname Brashear?

4,622 people in the United States had the surname Brashear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,799 Americans. It ranked 7,221st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brashear?

John Brashear, American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920).

Where is the surname Brashear most common?

Wikidata records people named Brashear in the United States.

Is the surname Brashear getting more or less common?

More common. 4,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,622 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Brashear

A surname, carried by 4,622 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brashear is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,622 people named Brashear in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,799 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,525.

#7,221

rank among US surnames

4,622

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,216	Pankey	4,626	66,741
#7,217	Ni	4,624	66,770
#7,220	Buckles	4,623	66,785
#7,221	Spector	4,622	66,799
#7,223	Balbuena	4,621	66,814
#7,224	Shealy	4,620	66,828

Who is named Brashear

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Brashear identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brashears

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Brashear
American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brashear

Brashear has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Questions

How common is the surname Brashear?: 4,622 people in the United States had the surname Brashear in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,799 Americans. It ranked 7,221st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brashear?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Brashear identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brashear?: John Brashear, American astronomer and instrument builder (1840–1920).
Where is the surname Brashear most common?: Wikidata records people named Brashear in the United States.
Is the surname Brashear getting more or less common?: More common. 4,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,622 in 2010, up 2.1%.