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 312
Agricultural Labourer 53
General Labourer 35
Farm Labourer 31
Domestic Servant 31
Coal Miner 28
General Servant 18
Labourer 16
Dress Maker 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Living On Her Own Means 13
Gardener 12
Living On Own Means 9
House Keeper 8
Cook Domestic Servant 8
Tailor 7
Carman 7
Carpenter 7
Char Woman 7
Nursery Labourer 7
Shoe Maker 7
Laundress 6
Farmer 6
General Domestic Servant 5
Carter 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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