Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BRAKE
There are approximately 1,582 people named Brake in the UK. That makes it the 5,317th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 25 are named Brake.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BrackeBrack
Braak
Braack
Brackey
Bracey
Brace
Braca
Bracken
Bracket
Bracker
Braake
Braacke
Brackee
Brackes
Braaks
Brac
Brackew
Bracck
Bracka
Bracc
Bracae
Braako
Braaka
Brackez
Bracie
Braceu
Bracei
Bracee
Bracea
Braccae
The Brake surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRAKE. A word of various significations, as a large barrow, an enclosure for cattle, &c. ; but the name is probably derived from a hmlw according to Keunetfs definition — "a small plat or parcel of bushes growing by themselves." The Avord is familiar to Shakspereans : " Through bog, through bush, through hralte, through briar." See Halliwell in voc.