The Brashear surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,622 people carried this name — #7,221 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,525 in 2000.

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In print

Brashear in American newspapers,
1907–1917.

Newspaper page from Honolulu Star-bulletin carrying the name Brashear
Honolulu Star-bulletin 1917-03-17
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Brashear
The Salt Lake Herald 1907-01-06
Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Brashear
The Tacoma Times 1911-07-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,275 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brashear,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Brashear
    John Brashear 1840–1920 · astronomer
  • Roy Brashear
    Roy Brashear 1874–1951 · baseball player
  • Carl Brashear
    Carl Brashear 1931–2006 · sailor
  • Oscar Brashear 1944–2023 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brashear,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States272 records

272 records of the Brashear name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 178
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 80
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eli N. Brashear

    Born 1915 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Bowman Field Louisville; lumberman from Perry County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William James Brashear

    Born 1934; from Chula Vista, California. U.S. Air Force, pilot; declared dead 1969 in Laos.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Richard Rhodes Brashear

    Confederate Army veteran. Born 1843, died 1929; buried at De Leon Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 272 records for Brashear in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Brashear name in Canada City of Winnipeg cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Brashear

    Died 1912; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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