The Bras surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 343 people carried this name — #55,849 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,491 people named Bras.
44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Aveyron.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
588 people named Bras have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 633 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
241 people named Bras live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Bras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bras.
- Brandon 25,600 · U.S. census
- Brandt 35,616 · U.S. census
- Brandy 1,338 · U.S. census
- Branger 147 · U.S. census
- Branson 10,941 · U.S. census
- Braquet 181 · U.S. census
- Brasier 893 · U.S. census
- Brassard 1,509 · U.S. census
- Brassart 136 · U.S. census
- Brasse 106 · U.S. census
- Brassel 266 · U.S. census
- Brasseur 658 · U.S. census
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