Brashares

Brashares Meaning & Origin

About Brashares
The surname Brashares is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic word "breas," meaning "fine" or "handsome." It is a descriptive surname that was likely given to someone who was considered to be attractive or well-dressed. The suffix "-ares" is a common Scottish patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Brashares can be interpreted to mean "son of the fine one" or "son of the handsome one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Brashares is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Brashares: 120
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 139,228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Brashares based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRXRS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B6020602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R AE1 SH ER0 Z
🌐 IPA
/brashares*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRXRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B626

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brashares in Braille

Here's how to represent Brashares in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Brashares in braille

How to sign the name Brashares using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Brashares using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brashares in sign language

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