Brush is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Brush
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, England
Meaning:

Dweller in, or near, broom or heather.

BroomePerhaps from German brusch, broom. See - Some families claim to be of Plantagenet origin with an anglicised name; but the name is more likely to be local, from one of the parishes so called in counties Norfolk, Suffolk, Stafford, Bedford, and Durham.

How popular is Brush?

Brush is common in United States, Canada, England, Australia, Northern Ireland, Egypt.

Brush is ranked 44574 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Brush bearers increased by 1.97 per cent in 2010 US census to 6690 since 2000, the surname slipped by 299 spots and ranked at 5218. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.17 94.6
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.42
Black 1.63 1.71
Others 1.51 1.28
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67 0.58
Brush is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 11663 people have been found who wears Brush as their family name. Brush is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Brush:
4,724 United States9,454
Countries with hundreds of Brush:
5,249 Canada873
16,523 England302
12,650 Australia237
1,618 Northern Ireland180
38,342 Egypt122
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,000 Peru77
3,459 Cambodia53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,247 Afghanistan41
10,137 Ecuador38
361,298 India27
45,605 Zimbabwe26
20,367 New Zealand23
261,263 Russia22
4,218 Guyana17
15,763 Scotland15
209,310 Ukraine14
14,239 Wales13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,581 Jamaica10
54,181 Israel10
447,191 Thailand9
70,659 Tanzania7
101,176 Netherlands6
486,533 Brazil6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Louis Brush hailed from Germany. 11 months old embarked for USA from Havre on Ferriere and arrived on June 4, 1853. Farmer Carl Brush, Merchant Samuel Brush, Merchant S.Mr Brush, 27 years old Heinr. Brush, Spinster Sara Brush, Suanwey Brush, aged Of unknown age, Alwine Brush, aged 27, are others that migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen & Southampton and Rotterdam.

Brush Namesakes

  • Katharine Brush, American newspaper columnist, short-story writer
  • George de Forest Brush, American painter and Georgist
  • Henry Brush, lawyer, soldier, legislator and farmer
  • John T. Brush, American sports executive
  • Jared L. Brush, ninth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
  • Charles F. Brush, American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur
  • George Jarvis Brush, American mineralogist and academic administrator
  • Richard Brush, English professional footballer
  • Paul Brush, English former professional footballer and coach

Brush Namesakes

  • Katharine Brush, American newspaper columnist, short-story writer
  • George de Forest Brush, American painter and Georgist
  • Henry Brush, lawyer, soldier, legislator and farmer
  • John T. Brush, American sports executive
  • Jared L. Brush, ninth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
  • Charles F. Brush, American engineer, inventor, entrepreneur
  • George Jarvis Brush, American mineralogist and academic administrator
  • Richard Brush, English professional footballer
  • Paul Brush, English former professional footballer and coach

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