Brace Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Brace Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Brace family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 296
Agricultural Labourer 83
Domestic Servant 32
Labourer 32
General Servant 19
Dress Maker 12
Tailor 11
Coal Miner 11
Farm Labourer 10
Laundress 10
Servant 9
Blacksmith 9
Dressmaker 9
Collier 8
Gardener 8
Iron Stone Miner 7
Ag Labourer 6
Annuitant 6
Cook 6
Miner 6
Nurse 6
Boot Maker 5
Farmers Daughter 5
Agricultural Lab 5
Baker 5

Brace Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bruce 80% 36,329
2 Brice 80% 19,437
3 Brace 100% 14,958
4 Bearce 67% 1,021
5 Burce 60% 445
6 Barce 60% 335
7 Breece 67% 285
8 Bruice 67% 159
9 Birce 60% 109

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The surname Brace is the 3rd most popular variant of Bruce.

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