Brier (surname)

Brier is an English topographic surname. It was used for people who lived near briar patches or as a nickname for a prickly person.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bob Brier (born 1943), American Egyptologist
  • Glenn W. Brier (1913 - 1998), United States statistician and weather forecaster
  • Hannah Brier (born 1998), British sprinter
  • Joe Brier (born 1999), British sprinter and brother of Hannah
  • Kathy Brier (born 1975), American actor and singer
  • Markus Brier (born 1968), Austrian golfer
  • Paul Brier (born 1959), American general
  • Sabrina Brier (born 1994), American actress, comedian, and influencer
  • Tom Brier (born 1971), American ragtime composer and pianist, child prodigy

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon (2022). Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245115.
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