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Brush

in the US

There are 5,631 people with the last name "Brush" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Brush 4,871
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  1. is 4,867th most common Maciel
  2. is 4,868th most common Groth
  3. is 4,869th most common Olivarez
  4. is 4,870th most common Luster
  5. is 4,871st most common Brush
  6. is 4,872nd most common Wooden
  7. is 4,873rd most common Barreto
  8. is 4,874th most common Feng
  9. is 4,875th most common Donnell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Briscoe, Brust, Brisco, Bruss, Brass, Bruso, Bross, Brose, Brusseau, Brescia

Most Common First Names for Brush

Robert, James, John, David, William, Richard, Mary, Michael, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

English: of uncertain origin. It may be a nickname for someone thought to resemble a brush (Middle English brusche, from Old French brosse), or a metonymic occupational name for a brush maker. It could also be from a related word, brusche ‘cut wood’, ‘branches lopped off trees’ (Old French brousse), applied as a metonymic occupational name for a forester or woodcutter, or a topographic name for someone who lived in a scrubby area of country, from Old French broce ‘brushwood’, ‘scrub’, ‘thicket’ (Late Latin bruscia).

Respelling of German Brusch or Brüsch, a topographic name from the field name Brüsch (Middle High German brüsch ‘heather’, ‘broom’ or ‘brush’).

Recent Searches for "Brush" in the US

Since June 2009
2,054

Most Popular Search

Robert Brush (75 searches)
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