Explore the Family Name Brasier

The meaning of Brasier

1. English (southeastern): variant of Brazier. 2. French: occupational name for a cook, from an agent derivative of braise ‘embers’. Some characteristic forenames: French Celina, Raoul.

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How common is the last name Brasier in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brasier has decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 25,865 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 30,946 – a change of -19.64%. The count of people with this surname also fell during this period, from 893 in 2000 to 751 in 2010, representing a decline of -15.9%. The proportion per 100,000 people likewise saw a decrease of -24.24%, moving from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,865	#30,946	-19.64%
Count	893	751	-15.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.25	-24.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brasier

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Brasier has shown some shifts over the decade from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased by -4.34% from 89.92% in 2000 to 86.02% in 2010. Meanwhile, the portion of people identifying as Black increased by 41.83%, from 5.26% to 7.46% over the same period. There was also a noticeable increase in those reporting as Two or More Races (from 1.57% to 2.00%) and Hispanic (from 0% to 2.13%). However, there were no individuals in either 2000 or 2010 who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 1.79% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.92%	86.02%	-4.34%
Black	5.26%	7.46%	41.83%
Hispanic	0%	2.13%	0%
Two or More Races	1.57%	2%	27.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.79%	0%	0%