as a Last Name
- 20,876
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Brewster
Meaning & Origins
Northern English and Scottish: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Old English brēowan ‘to brew’. Brewer is the usual term in southern England, while Brewster is mainly midland, northern, and Scottish.
| 1,728th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 20,876
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Guam
- has the most people named Brewster per capita
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