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Brushett Family History

Brushett Surname Meaning

Apparently from Middle English brushet ‘thicket scrub’ (Anglo-Norman French brusset Old French brocete) for someone who lived by a thicket. However for lack of medieval surname evidence and in view of the Sussex bearers of the name Brychet(t) it may be a variant of Burchett with -r-metathesis.

Compare Robert Burchett 1593 in IGI (Rye Sussex) with Brychett in 1523 below but it is unclear if this name migrated west into Dorset with a further alteration to Brushett.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Brushett families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brushett family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Brushett families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 11 Brushett families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 61% of all the recorded Brushett's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Brushett families in 1911.
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What did your Brushett ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmers Son and Saleslady were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Brushett. 50% of Brushett men worked as a Farmers Son and 34% of Brushett women worked as a Saleslady. Some less common occupations for Americans named Brushett were Laborer and Clerk.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmers Son
    50%
  • Laborer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Saleslady
    34%
  • Stenographer
    34%
  • Clerk
    34%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 609 immigration records available for the last name Brushett. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 122 military records available for the last name Brushett. For the veterans among your Brushett ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Brushett lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2003, in the United States, Brushett life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2000, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Brushett in 1969 was 88, and 84 in 2003.

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