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
General Labourer 26
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 25
Living On Own Means 18
Cook Domestic 16
Dress Maker 16
Housemaid Domestic 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Scholar 14
School 13
Coal Miner Hewer 12
Domestic Servant 11
Laundress Wash 11
Coal Miner 11
Carpenter 9
Blacksmith 9
Agricultural Labourer 9
Carman 8
House Maid Domestic 8
Farmer 8
House Keeper 7
Nurse Domestic 7
Gardener Domestic 7
House Painter 6
Brick Layer 6
Bricklayer Labourer 6

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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