The brash Surname

brash Name Meaning and History

Scottish: probably a nickname for an impetuous person, from northern English dialect brasche ‘rash’, ‘impetuous’ (associated with brasche ‘assault’, ‘attack’, a word of imitative origin).
Americanized spelling of German Braasch.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The brash name in History

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Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of brash Families in the US in 1920

Number of brash families

12-22

5-11

1-4

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James Brash and Christian Patrick, Kilsyth, Scotland	David Ford	4
David Brash	swilson1369	10
Irene Buell married Charlie Brash, Whitefish, Ontario	Lorraine	1
Brash Family	shelly1	41
Brash,Hawick,Scotland.	amanda	0
HELEN BRASH	thebrute07	0
Rose Brash	Bubbles Segall	0
Brash/Wortman, Idaho	BWest3096	2
Robert & David Brash - Brash Family - Plattsville, Ontario - 1860's	Ron Holley	0
Alexander Brash	Fiona Bradbury	0

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