Brashear (surname)

Brashear is a surname. It is the anglicisation of the French surname Brasseur, meaning ″brewer″, or Brasier, Brazier, or Brassier. Notable people with the surname include:
 * Allison Brashear, American neurologist
 * Carl Brashear (1931–2006), the first African-American to become a US Navy diver
 * Donald Brashear (born 1972), American ice hockey player
 * Gerald Brashear, American jazz musician
 * John Brashear (1840–1920), American astronomer
 * Kermit Brashear (born 1944), American Nebraska state senator and lawyer
 * Kitty Brashear (1877–1934), American baseball player
 * Oscar Brashear (born 1944), American jazz musician
 * Roy Brashear (1874–1951), American baseball player
 * Tex Brashear (born 1955), American voice actor
 * Todd Brashear, bassist for the American rock band Slint


 * Fictional characters
 * Adam Brashear, a superhero in Blue Marvel comic book series